What color is #AAB3BE?

#AAB3BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB3BE?

The RGB value is 170, 179, 190: 170 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB3BE?

The complementary color is #BEB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB3BE color

#AAB3BE rgb(170, 179, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB3BE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.2% green and 74.5% blue (170, 179, 190).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#AAB3BE color codes

HEX	`#AAB3BE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 179, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.56, -0.93, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.56, 6.73, 262.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.99, 44.503, 55.083)`
Decimal	`11187134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB3BE, 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 #AAB3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #AAB3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab3be; }
.text { color: #aab3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 179 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab3be, #abaabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AAB3BE?: #AAB3BE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB3BE?: The RGB value is 170, 179, 190: 170 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB3BE?: The complementary color is #BEB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.