What color is #AAAEBA?

#AAAEBA 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 #AAAEBA?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 186: 170 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEBA?

The complementary color is #BAB6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAEBA color

#AAAEBA rgb(170, 174, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (170, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#AAAEBA color codes

HEX	`#AAAEBA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 0.96, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 6.68, 278.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.575, 42.363, 52.484)`
Decimal	`11185850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEBA, 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 #AAAEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #AAAEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaeba; }
.text { color: #aaaeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaeba, #aeaaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAEBA?: #AAAEBA 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 #AAAEBA?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 186: 170 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEBA?: The complementary color is #BAB6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.