What color is #AAB1AC?

#AAB1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB1AC?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 172: 170 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB1AC?

The complementary color is #B1AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB1AC color

#AAB1AC rgb(170, 177, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB1AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 67.5% blue (170, 177, 172).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 4% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#AAB1AC color codes

HEX	`#AAB1AC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 4%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 4%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, -3.4, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 3.81, 153.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.745, 42.969, 45.222)`
Decimal	`11186604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB1AC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AAB1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AAB1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab1ac; }
.text { color: #aab1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab1ac, #aab1b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB1AC?: #AAB1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB1AC?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 172: 170 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB1AC?: The complementary color is #B1AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.