What color is #AABDB2?

#AABDB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDB2?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 178: 170 red, 189 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABDB2?

The complementary color is #BDAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABDB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDB2 color

#AABDB2 rgb(170, 189, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABDB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 69.8% blue (170, 189, 178).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#AABDB2 color codes

HEX	`#AABDB2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -8.64, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 9.26, 158.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.809, 48.155, 49.15)`
Decimal	`11189682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDB2, 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 #AABDB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #AABDB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabdb2; }
.text { color: #aabdb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabdb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabdb2, #aabdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABDB2?: #AABDB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDB2?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 178: 170 red, 189 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDB2?: The complementary color is #BDAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.