What color is #AAB5B0?

#AAB5B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB5B0?

The RGB value is 170, 181, 176: 170 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB5B0?

The complementary color is #B5AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB5B0 color

#AAB5B0 rgb(170, 181, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB5B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71% green and 69% blue (170, 181, 176).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#AAB5B0 color codes

HEX	`#AAB5B0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 181, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, -4.79, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 4.94, 165.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.936, 44.728, 47.543)`
Decimal	`11187632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB5B0, 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 #AAB5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #AAB5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab5b0; }
.text { color: #aab5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 181 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab5b0, #aab5b5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AAB5B0?: #AAB5B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB5B0?: The RGB value is 170, 181, 176: 170 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB5B0?: The complementary color is #B5AAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.