What color is #AABEAF?

#AABEAF 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 #AABEAF?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 175: 170 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEAF?

The complementary color is #BEAAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEAF color

#AABEAF rgb(170, 190, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 68.6% blue (170, 190, 175).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#AABEAF color codes

HEX	`#AABEAF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.12, -9.73, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.12, 11.06, 151.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.727, 48.468, 47.653)`
Decimal	`11189935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEAF, 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 #AABEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #AABEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabeaf; }
.text { color: #aabeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabeaf, #aabeb9); }

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Questions

What color is #AABEAF?: #AABEAF 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 #AABEAF?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 175: 170 red, 190 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEAF?: The complementary color is #BEAAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.