What color is #AABDC7?

#AABDC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDC7?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 199: 170 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABDC7?

The complementary color is #C7B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDC7 color

#AABDC7 rgb(170, 189, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABDC7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 78% blue (170, 189, 199).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#AABDC7 color codes

HEX	`#AABDC7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -4.43, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 8.48, 238.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.081, 49.064, 61.117)`
Decimal	`11189703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDC7, 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 #AABDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #AABDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabdc7; }
.text { color: #aabdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabdc7, #aaafc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABDC7?: #AABDC7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDC7?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 199: 170 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDC7?: The complementary color is #C7B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.