What color is #AAB2AA?

#AAB2AA is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB2AA?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 170: 170 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB2AA?

The complementary color is #B2AAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB2AA color

#AAB2AA rgb(170, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB2AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (170, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#AAB2AA color codes

HEX	`#AAB2AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.75, -4.32, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.75, 5.32, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.752, 43.289, 44.284)`
Decimal	`11186858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB2AA, 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 #AAB2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #AAB2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab2aa; }
.text { color: #aab2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab2aa, #aab2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB2AA?: #AAB2AA is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB2AA?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 170: 170 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB2AA?: The complementary color is #B2AAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.