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#AAB3A2 Color

#AAB3A2 is rgb(170, 179, 162) in RGB, hsl(92, 10%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAB3A2
HEX#AAB3A2
RGBrgb(170, 179, 162)
HSLhsl(92, 10%, 67%)
HSVhsv(92, 9%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.026 130)
LABlab(71.86% -5.62 7.58)
LCHlch(71.86% 9.43 126.58)

What #AAB3A2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAB3A2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AAB3A2 Channel Values

How #AAB3A2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 179 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 10% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 9% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAB3A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAB3A2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAB3A2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AAB3A2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAB3A2.

How #AAB3A2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAB3A2
Protanopia#B2B2A2
Protanomaly#AFB2A2
Deuteranopia#B0B0A2
Deuteranomaly#AEB1A2
Tritanopia#ACB1B1
Tritanomaly#ABB2AB
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAB3A2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aab3a2: #AAB3A2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAB3A2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aab3a2': '#AAB3A2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.702, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_aab3a2">#AAB3A2</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAB3A2"

More Green Colors

#AAB3A2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAB3A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAB3A2?

#AAB3A2 is a light green — rgb(170, 179, 162) in RGB and hsl(92, 10%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #AAB3A2?

#AAB3A2 is rgb(170, 179, 162) — red 170, green 179, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAB3A2?

#AAB3A2 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAB3A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAB3A2 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAB3A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAB3A2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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