What color is #AAB4CA?

#AAB4CA 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 #AAB4CA?

The RGB value is 170, 180, 202: 170 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB4CA?

The complementary color is #CAC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB4CA color

#AAB4CA rgb(170, 180, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB4CA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.6% green and 79.2% blue (170, 180, 202).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#AAB4CA color codes

HEX	`#AAB4CA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 180, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 1.05, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 12.35, 274.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.557, 45.452, 62.344)`
Decimal	`11187402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB4CA, 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 #AAB4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #AAB4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab4ca; }
.text { color: #aab4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 180 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab4ca, #b0aaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAB4CA?: #AAB4CA 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 #AAB4CA?: The RGB value is 170, 180, 202: 170 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB4CA?: The complementary color is #CAC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.