What color is #AAA8C0?

#AAA8C0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA8C0?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 192: 170 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA8C0?

The complementary color is #BEC0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA8C0 color

#AAA8C0 rgb(170, 168, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAA8C0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 75.3% blue (170, 168, 192).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#AAA8C0 color codes

HEX	`#AAA8C0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, 5.49, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 13.19, 294.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.093, 40.357, 55.536)`
Decimal	`11184320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA8C0, 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 #AAA8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #AAA8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa8c0; }
.text { color: #aaa8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa8c0, #b6a8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAA8C0?: #AAA8C0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA8C0?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 192: 170 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA8C0?: The complementary color is #BEC0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.