What color is #AABEC8?

#AABEC8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABEC8?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 200: 170 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEC8?

The complementary color is #C8B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEC8 color

#AABEC8 rgb(170, 190, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABEC8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 78.4% blue (170, 190, 200).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#AABEC8 color codes

HEX	`#AABEC8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, -4.75, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 8.74, 237.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.414, 49.542, 61.802)`
Decimal	`11189960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEC8, 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 #AABEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #AABEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabec8; }
.text { color: #aabec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabec8, #aaafc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABEC8?: #AABEC8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEC8?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 200: 170 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEC8?: The complementary color is #C8B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.