What color is #AAADBC?

#AAADBC 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 #AAADBC?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 188: 170 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAADBC?

The complementary color is #BCB9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAADBC color

#AAADBC rgb(170, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (170, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#AAADBC color codes

HEX	`#AAADBC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, 1.91, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 8.24, 283.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.596, 42.064, 53.548)`
Decimal	`11185596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAADBC, 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 #AAADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #AAADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaadbc; }
.text { color: #aaadbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaadbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaadbc, #b0aabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAADBC?: #AAADBC 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 #AAADBC?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 188: 170 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAADBC?: The complementary color is #BCB9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.