What color is #AAAAC3?

#AAAAC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAAC3?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 195: 170 red, 170 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAAC3?

The complementary color is #C3C3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAAC3 color

#AAAAC3 rgb(170, 170, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAAAC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 76.5% blue (170, 170, 195).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#AAAAC3 color codes

HEX	`#AAAAC3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, 5.02, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 13.68, 291.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.801, 41.235, 57.429)`
Decimal	`11184835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAAC3, 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 #AAAAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #AAAAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaac3; }
.text { color: #aaaac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaac3, #b6aac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAAC3?: #AAAAC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAAC3?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 195: 170 red, 170 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAAC3?: The complementary color is #C3C3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.