What color is #AAB2B0?

#AAB2B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB2B0?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 176: 170 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB2B0?

The complementary color is #B2AAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB2B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB2B0 color

#AAB2B0 rgb(170, 178, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB2B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 69% blue (170, 178, 176).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 5% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#AAB2B0 color codes

HEX	`#AAB2B0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 5%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.91, -3.18, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.91, 3.18, 179.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.333, 43.521, 47.341)`
Decimal	`11186864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB2B0, 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 #AAB2B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB2B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #AAB2B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab2b0; }
.text { color: #aab2b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab2b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab2b0, #aab0b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB2B0?: #AAB2B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB2B0?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 176: 170 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB2B0?: The complementary color is #B2AAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB2B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.