What color is #AABCB1?

#AABCB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABCB1?

The RGB value is 170, 188, 177: 170 red, 188 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABCB1?

The complementary color is #BCAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABCB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABCB1 color

#AABCB1 rgb(170, 188, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABCB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.7% green and 69.4% blue (170, 188, 177).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#AABCB1 color codes

HEX	`#AABCB1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 188, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -8.3, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 8.99, 157.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.495, 47.686, 48.552)`
Decimal	`11189425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABCB1, 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 #AABCB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABCB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #AABCB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabcb1; }
.text { color: #aabcb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabcb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 188 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabcb1, #aabcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABCB1?: #AABCB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABCB1?: The RGB value is 170, 188, 177: 170 red, 188 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABCB1?: The complementary color is #BCAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABCB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.