What color is #AAB1B8?

#AAB1B8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB1B8?

The RGB value is 170, 177, 184: 170 red, 177 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB1B8?

The complementary color is #B8B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB1B8 color

#AAB1B8 rgb(170, 177, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB1B8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.4% green and 72.2% blue (170, 177, 184).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#AAB1B8 color codes

HEX	`#AAB1B8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 177, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, -1.07, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 4.54, 256.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.95, 43.451, 51.568)`
Decimal	`11186616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB1B8, 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 #AAB1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #AAB1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab1b8; }
.text { color: #aab1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 177 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab1b8, #aaaab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB1B8?: #AAB1B8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB1B8?: The RGB value is 170, 177, 184: 170 red, 177 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB1B8?: The complementary color is #B8B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.