What color is #AAB4AA?

#AAB4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB4AA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AAB4AA?

The complementary color is #B4AAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB4AA?

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.

#AAB4AA color

#AAB4AA rgb(170, 180, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB4AA is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AAB4AA color codes

HEX	`#AAB4AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 180, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, -5.38, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 6.64, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.153, 44.091, 44.417)`
Decimal	`11187370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB4AA, 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 #AAB4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB4AA 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 #AAB4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab4aa; }
.text { color: #aab4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 180 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab4aa, #aab4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB4AA?: #AAB4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB4AA?: The RGB value is 170, 180, 170: 170 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB4AA?: The complementary color is #B4AAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB4AA?: 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.