What color is #AAACC7?

#AAACC7 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 #AAACC7?

The RGB value is 170, 172, 199: 170 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAACC7?

The complementary color is #C7C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAACC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAACC7 color

#AAACC7 rgb(170, 172, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAACC7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.5% green and 78% blue (170, 172, 199).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#AAACC7 color codes

HEX	`#AAACC7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 172, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, 4.78, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 14.75, 288.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.637, 42.174, 59.969)`
Decimal	`11185351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAACC7, 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 #AAACC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAACC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #AAACC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaacc7; }
.text { color: #aaacc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaacc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 172 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaacc7, #b6aac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAACC7?: #AAACC7 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 #AAACC7?: The RGB value is 170, 172, 199: 170 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAACC7?: The complementary color is #C7C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAACC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.