What color is #AAB2B5?

#AAB2B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB2B5?

The RGB value is 170, 178, 181: 170 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB2B5?

The complementary color is #B5ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB2B5 color

#AAB2B5 rgb(170, 178, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB2B5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69.8% green and 71% blue (170, 178, 181).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#AAB2B5 color codes

HEX	`#AAB2B5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 178, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -2.21, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 3.33, 228.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.837, 43.723, 49.995)`
Decimal	`11186869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB2B5, 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 #AAB2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #AAB2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab2b5; }
.text { color: #aab2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 178 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab2b5, #aaacb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB2B5?: #AAB2B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB2B5?: The RGB value is 170, 178, 181: 170 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB2B5?: The complementary color is #B5ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.