What color is #AAB5B8?

#AAB5B8 is a light, grayish cyan known as Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Casper?

The RGB value is 170, 181, 184: 170 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Casper?

The complementary color is #B8ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Casper color: hex code #AAB5B8

#AAB5B8 rgb(170, 181, 184)

Shades of gray

Casper has the hex code #AAB5B8. It is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 71% green and 72.2% blue (170, 181, 184).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

Casper (#AAB5B8) color codes

HEX	`#AAB5B8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 181, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 71%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -3.22, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 4.3, 221.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.751, 45.054, 51.835)`
Decimal	`11187640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Casper, 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 #AAB5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #AAB5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab5b8; }
.text { color: #aab5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 181 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab5b8, #aaaeb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #AAB5B8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AAB5B8?: #AAB5B8 is a light, grayish cyan known as Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Casper?: The RGB value is 170, 181, 184: 170 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Casper?: The complementary color is #B8ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.