What color is #AAAEBE?

#AAAEBE 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 #AAAEBE?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 190: 170 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAAEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAEBE color

#AAAEBE rgb(170, 174, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (170, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#AAAEBE color codes

HEX	`#AAAEBE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, 1.78, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 8.81, 281.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.006, 42.535, 54.755)`
Decimal	`11185854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAEBE, 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 #AAAEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #AAAEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaebe; }
.text { color: #aaaebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaebe, #b0aabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAAEBE?: #AAAEBE 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 #AAAEBE?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 190: 170 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAEBE?: The complementary color is #BEBAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.