What color is #AABEBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #AABEBB?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 187: 170 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEBB color

#AABEBB rgb(170, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (170, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#AABEBB color codes

HEX	`#AABEBB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, -7.41, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 7.46, 186.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.959, 48.96, 54.138)`
Decimal	`11189947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEBB, 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 #AABEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #AABEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabebb; }
.text { color: #aabebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabebb, #aab7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABEBB?: #AABEBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEBB?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 187: 170 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEBB?: The complementary color is #BEAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.