What color is #AABDA9?

#AABDA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDA9?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 169: 170 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABDA9?

The complementary color is #BCA9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDA9 color

#AABDA9 rgb(170, 189, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABDA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 66.3% blue (170, 189, 169).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#AABDA9 color codes

HEX	`#AABDA9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, -10.31, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 13, 142.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.935, 47.805, 44.546)`
Decimal	`11189673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDA9, 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 #AABDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #AABDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabda9; }
.text { color: #aabda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabda9, #a9bdb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABDA9?: #AABDA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDA9?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 169: 170 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDA9?: The complementary color is #BCA9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.