What color is #AABFB4?

#AABFB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABFB4?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 180: 170 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABFB4?

The complementary color is #BFAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABFB4 color

#AABFB4 rgb(170, 191, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABFB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (170, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#AABFB4 color codes

HEX	`#AABFB4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, -9.31, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 9.81, 161.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.445, 49.102, 50.36)`
Decimal	`11190196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABFB4, 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 #AABFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #AABFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabfb4; }
.text { color: #aabfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabfb4, #aabfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABFB4?: #AABFB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABFB4?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 180: 170 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABFB4?: The complementary color is #BFAAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.