What color is #AAAAC9?

#AAAAC9 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 #AAAAC9?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 201: 170 red, 170 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAAC9?

The complementary color is #C9C9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAAC9 color

#AAAAC9 rgb(170, 170, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAAAC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 78.8% blue (170, 170, 201).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#AAAAC9 color codes

HEX	`#AAAAC9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, 6.31, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 16.96, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.493, 41.512, 61.074)`
Decimal	`11184841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAAC9, 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 #AAAAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #AAAAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaac9; }
.text { color: #aaaac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaac9, #b9aac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAAAC9?: #AAAAC9 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 #AAAAC9?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 201: 170 red, 170 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAAC9?: The complementary color is #C9C9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.