What color is #AABDB8?

#AABDB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDB8?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 184: 170 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABDB8?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDB8 color

#AABDB8 rgb(170, 189, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABDB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (170, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#AABDB8 color codes

HEX	`#AABDB8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -7.48, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 7.48, 177.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.425, 48.401, 52.393)`
Decimal	`11189688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDB8, 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 #AABDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #AABDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabdb8; }
.text { color: #aabdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabdb8, #aab8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABDB8?: #AABDB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDB8?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 184: 170 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDB8?: The complementary color is #BDAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.