What color is #AAADBD?

#AAADBD 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 #AAADBD?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 189: 170 red, 173 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAADBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAADBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAADBD color

#AAADBD rgb(170, 173, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 74.1% blue (170, 173, 189).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#AAADBD color codes

HEX	`#AAADBD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, 2.12, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 8.78, 283.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.705, 42.107, 54.117)`
Decimal	`11185597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAADBD, 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 #AAADBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAADBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #AAADBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaadbd; }
.text { color: #aaadbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaadbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaadbd, #b0aabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAADBD?: #AAADBD 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 #AAADBD?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 189: 170 red, 173 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAADBD?: The complementary color is #BDBAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAADBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.