What color is #AAB5A3?

#AAB5A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB5A3?

The RGB value is 170, 181, 163: 170 red, 181 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB5A3?

The complementary color is #AEA3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB5A3 color

#AAB5A3 rgb(170, 181, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB5A3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71% green and 63.9% blue (170, 181, 163).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#AAB5A3 color codes

HEX	`#AAB5A3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 181, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, -7.19, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 10.65, 132.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.711, 44.238, 41.09)`
Decimal	`11187619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB5A3, 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 #AAB5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #AAB5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab5a3; }
.text { color: #aab5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 181 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab5a3, #a3b5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB5A3?: #AAB5A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB5A3?: The RGB value is 170, 181, 163: 170 red, 181 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB5A3?: The complementary color is #AEA3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.