What color is #AABFC0?

#AABFC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABFC0?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 192: 170 red, 191 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABFC0?

The complementary color is #C0ABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABFC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABFC0 color

#AABFC0 rgb(170, 191, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABFC0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 75.3% blue (170, 191, 192).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#AABFC0 color codes

HEX	`#AABFC0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -6.93, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 7.53, 202.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.721, 49.613, 57.079)`
Decimal	`11190208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABFC0, 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 #AABFC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABFC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #AABFC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabfc0; }
.text { color: #aabfc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabfc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabfc0, #aab4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABFC0?: #AABFC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABFC0?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 192: 170 red, 191 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABFC0?: The complementary color is #C0ABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABFC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.