What color is #AABEC5?

#AABEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABEC5?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 197: 170 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEC5?

The complementary color is #C5B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEC5 color

#AABEC5 rgb(170, 190, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABEC5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 77.3% blue (170, 190, 197).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#AABEC5 color codes

HEX	`#AABEC5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -5.38, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 7.94, 227.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.067, 49.403, 59.974)`
Decimal	`11189957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEC5, 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 #AABEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #AABEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabec5; }
.text { color: #aabec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabec5, #aab0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABEC5?: #AABEC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEC5?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 197: 170 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEC5?: The complementary color is #C5B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.