What color is #AAAECB?

#AAAECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAECB?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 203: 170 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAECB?

The complementary color is #CBC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAECB color

#AAAECB rgb(170, 174, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (170, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#AAAECB color codes

HEX	`#AAAECB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, 4.55, -15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 15.84, 286.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.491, 43.129, 62.575)`
Decimal	`11185867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAECB, 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 #AAAECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #AAAECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaecb; }
.text { color: #aaaecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaecb, #b6aacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAAECB?: #AAAECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAECB?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 203: 170 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAECB?: The complementary color is #CBC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.