What color is #AABEDB?

#AABEDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABEDB?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 219: 170 red, 190 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEDB?

The complementary color is #DBC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEDB color

#AABEDB rgb(170, 190, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AABEDB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 85.9% blue (170, 190, 219).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sail Into the Horizon (#A3BBDC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#AABEDB color codes

HEX	`#AABEDB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, -0.59, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 16.78, 268)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.774, 50.486, 74.232)`
Decimal	`11189979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEDB, 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 #AABEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #AABEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabedb; }
.text { color: #aabedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabedb, #aeaadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABEDB?: #AABEDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEDB?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 219: 170 red, 190 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEDB?: The complementary color is #DBC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.