Close to Ash Gray
#AABBAC
#AABBAC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AABBAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.02:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.41:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.02:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.41:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AABBAC as they’d see it.
#AABBAC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AABBAC
What color is #AABBAC?
#AABBAC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AABBAC in RGB?
#AABBAC is rgb(170, 187, 172): 170 red, 187 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AABBAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 0, 8, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AABBAC?
PANTONE Warm Gray 4 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AABBAC?
Its complement #C3B2C1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.