What color is #AAA6BF?

#AAA6BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA6BF?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 191: 170 red, 166 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6BF?

The complementary color is #BBBFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6BF color

#AAA6BF rgb(170, 166, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAA6BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 74.9% blue (170, 166, 191).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#AAA6BF color codes

HEX	`#AAA6BF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, 6.38, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 13.84, 297.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.616, 39.58, 54.833)`
Decimal	`11183807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6BF, 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 #AAA6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #AAA6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6bf; }
.text { color: #aaa6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6bf, #b6a6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA6BF?: #AAA6BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA6BF?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 191: 170 red, 166 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6BF?: The complementary color is #BBBFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.