What color is #AABBCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #AABBCC?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 204: 170 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABBCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABBCC color

#AABBCC rgb(170, 187, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 80% blue (170, 187, 204).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#AABBCC color codes

HEX	`#AABBCC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -2.29, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 10.77, 257.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.244, 48.445, 64.082)`
Decimal	`11189196`
Short hex	`#ABC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABBCC, 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 #AABBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #AABBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabbcc; }
.text { color: #aabbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabbcc, #aaaacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABBCC?: #AABBCC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABBCC?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 204: 170 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABBCC?: The complementary color is #CCBBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.