What color is #AABABE?

#AABABE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABABE?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 190: 170 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABABE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABABE color

#AABABE rgb(170, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABABE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (170, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#AABABE color codes

HEX	`#AABABE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, -4.69, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 6.1, 219.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.429, 47.381, 55.563)`
Decimal	`11188926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABABE, 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 #AABABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #AABABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aababe; }
.text { color: #aababe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aababe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aababe, #aab0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABABE?: #AABABE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABABE?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 190: 170 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABABE?: The complementary color is #BEAEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.