What color is #AAAEBD?

#AAAEBD 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 #AAAEBD?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 189: 170 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEBD?

The complementary color is #BDB9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAEBD color

#AAAEBD rgb(170, 174, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (170, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 227°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#AAAEBD color codes

HEX	`#AAAEBD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 1.57, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 8.28, 280.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.897, 42.492, 54.181)`
Decimal	`11185853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEBD, 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 #AAAEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #AAAEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaebd; }
.text { color: #aaaebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaebd, #afaabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAEBD?: #AAAEBD 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 #AAAEBD?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 189: 170 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEBD?: The complementary color is #BDB9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.