What color is #AAB9CD?

#AAB9CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB9CD?

The RGB value is 170, 185, 205: 170 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB9CD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAB9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB9CD color

#AAB9CD rgb(170, 185, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAB9CD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.5% green and 80.4% blue (170, 185, 205).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#AAB9CD color codes

HEX	`#AAB9CD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 185, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, -1, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 11.86, 265.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.943, 47.651, 64.575)`
Decimal	`11188685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB9CD, 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 #AAB9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #AAB9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab9cd; }
.text { color: #aab9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 185 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab9cd, #adaacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAB9CD?: #AAB9CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB9CD?: The RGB value is 170, 185, 205: 170 red, 185 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB9CD?: The complementary color is #CDBEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.