What color is #AABEAC?

#AABEAC 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 #AABEAC?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 172: 170 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEAC color

#AABEAC rgb(170, 190, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 67.5% blue (170, 190, 172).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#AABEAC color codes

HEX	`#AABEAC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, -10.29, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 12.32, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.436, 48.351, 46.119)`
Decimal	`11189932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEAC, 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 #AABEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #AABEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabeac; }
.text { color: #aabeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabeac, #aabeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABEAC?: #AABEAC 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 #AABEAC?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 172: 170 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEAC?: The complementary color is #BEAABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.