What color is #AABDBD?

#AABDBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDBD?

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

What is the complementary color of #AABDBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDBD color

#AABDBD rgb(170, 189, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABDBD is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#AABDBD color codes

HEX	`#AABDBD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.21, -6.48, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.21, 6.85, 198.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.958, 48.615, 55.202)`
Decimal	`11189693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDBD, 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 #AABDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #AABDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabdbd; }
.text { color: #aabdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabdbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabdbd, #aab3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABDBD?: #AABDBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDBD?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 189: 170 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDBD?: The complementary color is #BDAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.