What color is #AAB3B4?

#AAB3B4 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB3B4?

The RGB value is 170, 179, 180: 170 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB3B4?

The complementary color is #B4ABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB3B4 color

#AAB3B4 rgb(170, 179, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB3B4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.2% green and 70.6% blue (170, 179, 180).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#AAB3B4 color codes

HEX	`#AAB3B4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 179, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, -2.94, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 3.35, 208.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.934, 44.081, 49.523)`
Decimal	`11187124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB3B4, 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 #AAB3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #AAB3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab3b4; }
.text { color: #aab3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 179 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab3b4, #aaaeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB3B4?: #AAB3B4 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB3B4?: The RGB value is 170, 179, 180: 170 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB3B4?: The complementary color is #B4ABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.