What color is #AABCAD?

#AABCAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABCAD?

The RGB value is 170, 188, 173: 170 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABCAD?

The complementary color is #BCAAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABCAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABCAD color

#AABCAD rgb(170, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABCAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.7% green and 67.8% blue (170, 188, 173).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#AABCAD color codes

HEX	`#AABCAD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -9.06, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 10.59, 148.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.102, 47.529, 46.483)`
Decimal	`11189421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABCAD, 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 #AABCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABCAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #AABCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabcad; }
.text { color: #aabcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabcad, #aabcb6); }

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Questions

What color is #AABCAD?: #AABCAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABCAD?: The RGB value is 170, 188, 173: 170 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABCAD?: The complementary color is #BCAAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABCAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.