What color is #AAB0C3?

#AAB0C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB0C3?

The RGB value is 170, 176, 195: 170 red, 176 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB0C3?

The complementary color is #C3BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB0C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB0C3 color

#AAB0C3 rgb(170, 176, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB0C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 69% green and 76.5% blue (170, 176, 195).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#AAB0C3 color codes

HEX	`#AAB0C3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 176, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 69%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 1.74, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 10.51, 279.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.951, 43.536, 57.812)`
Decimal	`11186371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB0C3, 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 #AAB0C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB0C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #AAB0C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab0c3; }
.text { color: #aab0c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab0c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 176 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab0c3, #b0aac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAB0C3?: #AAB0C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB0C3?: The RGB value is 170, 176, 195: 170 red, 176 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB0C3?: The complementary color is #C3BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB0C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.