What color is #AAB9B9?

#AAB9B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB9B9?

The RGB value is 170, 185, 185: 170 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB9B9?

The complementary color is #B9AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB9B9 color

#AAB9B9 rgb(170, 185, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB9B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.5% green and 72.5% blue (170, 185, 185).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#AAB9B9 color codes

HEX	`#AAB9B9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -5.16, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 5.46, 198.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.682, 46.746, 52.664)`
Decimal	`11188665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB9B9, 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 #AAB9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #AAB9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab9b9; }
.text { color: #aab9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab9b9, #aab2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB9B9?: #AAB9B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB9B9?: The RGB value is 170, 185, 185: 170 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB9B9?: The complementary color is #B9AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.