What color is #AABAA5?

#AABAA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABAA5?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 165: 170 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABAA5?

The complementary color is #B5A5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABAA5 color

#AABAA5 rgb(170, 186, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABAA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 64.7% blue (170, 186, 165).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#AABAA5 color codes

HEX	`#AABAA5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, -9.47, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 12.91, 137.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.927, 46.38, 42.386)`
Decimal	`11188901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABAA5, 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 #AABAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #AABAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabaa5; }
.text { color: #aabaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabaa5, #a5baab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABAA5?: #AABAA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABAA5?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 165: 170 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABAA5?: The complementary color is #B5A5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.