What color is #AABBD7?

#AABBD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABBD7?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 215: 170 red, 187 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABBD7?

The complementary color is #D7C6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABBD7 color

#AABBD7 rgb(170, 187, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AABBD7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 84.3% blue (170, 187, 215).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#AABBD7 color codes

HEX	`#AABBD7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, 0.13, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 15.99, 270.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.61, 48.992, 71.277)`
Decimal	`11189207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABBD7, 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 #AABBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #AABBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabbd7; }
.text { color: #aabbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabbd7, #b0aad7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABBD7?: #AABBD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABBD7?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 215: 170 red, 187 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABBD7?: The complementary color is #D7C6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.