What color is #AABEB7?

#AABEB7 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 #AABEB7?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 183: 170 red, 190 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEB7?

The complementary color is #BEAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEB7 color

#AABEB7 rgb(170, 190, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABEB7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 71.8% blue (170, 190, 183).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#AABEB7 color codes

HEX	`#AABEB7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -8.2, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 8.29, 171.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.536, 48.791, 51.914)`
Decimal	`11189943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEB7, 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 #AABEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #AABEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabeb7; }
.text { color: #aabeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabeb7, #aabbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABEB7?: #AABEB7 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 #AABEB7?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 183: 170 red, 190 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEB7?: The complementary color is #BEAAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.