What color is #AABAC7?

#AABAC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABAC7?

The RGB value is 170, 186, 199: 170 red, 186 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABAC7?

The complementary color is #C7B7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABAC7 color

#AABAC7 rgb(170, 186, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABAC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green and 78% blue (170, 186, 199).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#AABAC7 color codes

HEX	`#AABAC7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 186, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 72.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -2.82, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 8.89, 251.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.443, 47.787, 60.904)`
Decimal	`11188935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABAC7, 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 #AABAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #AABAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabac7; }
.text { color: #aabac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 186 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabac7, #aaabc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABAC7?: #AABAC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABAC7?: The RGB value is 170, 186, 199: 170 red, 186 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABAC7?: The complementary color is #C7B7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.