What color is #AABEE2?

#AABEE2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABEE2?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 226: 170 red, 190 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEE2?

The complementary color is #E2CEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEE2 color

#AABEE2 rgb(170, 190, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AABEE2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 88.6% blue (170, 190, 226).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 49% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#AABEE2 color codes

HEX	`#AABEE2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 49%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.6, 1.02, -20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.6, 20.24, 272.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.715, 50.863, 79.188)`
Decimal	`11189986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEE2, 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 #AABEE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #AABEE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabee2; }
.text { color: #aabee2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabee2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabee2, #b2aae2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AABEE2?: #AABEE2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEE2?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 226: 170 red, 190 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEE2?: The complementary color is #E2CEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.