What color is #AAAEB8?

#AAAEB8 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 #AAAEB8?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 184: 170 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEB8?

The complementary color is #B8B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAEB8 color

#AAAEB8 rgb(170, 174, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAAEB8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 72.2% blue (170, 174, 184).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#AAAEB8 color codes

HEX	`#AAAEB8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, 0.56, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 5.62, 275.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.364, 42.279, 51.372)`
Decimal	`11185848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEB8, 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 #AAAEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #AAAEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaeb8; }
.text { color: #aaaeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaeb8, #adaab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAEB8?: #AAAEB8 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 #AAAEB8?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 184: 170 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEB8?: The complementary color is #B8B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.