What color is #AABBC4?

#AABBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABBC4?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 196: 170 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABBC4?

The complementary color is #C4B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABBC4 color

#AABBC4 rgb(170, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABBC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (170, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#AABBC4 color codes

HEX	`#AABBC4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -3.99, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 7.65, 238.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.309, 48.071, 59.158)`
Decimal	`11189188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABBC4, 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 #AABBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #AABBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabbc4; }
.text { color: #aabbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabbc4, #aaaec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABBC4?: #AABBC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABBC4?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 196: 170 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABBC4?: The complementary color is #C4B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.