What color is #AAACBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #AAACBE?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 190: 170 red, 172 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAACBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAACBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAACBE color

#AAACBE rgb(170, 172, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 74.5% blue (170, 172, 190).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#AAACBE color codes

HEX	`#AAACBE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, 2.87, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 9.85, 286.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.622, 41.768, 54.627)`
Decimal	`11185342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAACBE, 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 #AAACBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAACBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #AAACBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaacbe; }
.text { color: #aaacbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaacbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaacbe, #b2aabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAACBE?: #AAACBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAACBE?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 190: 170 red, 172 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAACBE?: The complementary color is #BEBCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAACBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.