What color is #AAAFCB?

#AAAFCB 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 #AAAFCB?

The RGB value is 170, 175, 203: 170 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAFCB?

The complementary color is #CBC6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAFCB color

#AAAFCB rgb(170, 175, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.6% green and 79.6% blue (170, 175, 203).

Its hue angle is 231°, 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 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#AAAFCB color codes

HEX	`#AAAFCB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 175, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, 4, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 15.31, 285.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.685, 43.517, 62.639)`
Decimal	`11186123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAFCB, 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 #AAAFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #AAAFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaafcb; }
.text { color: #aaafcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaafcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 175 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaafcb, #b5aacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAAFCB?: #AAAFCB 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 #AAAFCB?: The RGB value is 170, 175, 203: 170 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAFCB?: The complementary color is #CBC6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.