What color is #AABFC5?

#AABFC5 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 #AABFC5?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 197: 170 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABFC5?

The complementary color is #C5B0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABFC5 color

#AABFC5 rgb(170, 191, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABFC5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 77.3% blue (170, 191, 197).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#AABFC5 color codes

HEX	`#AABFC5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -5.91, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 8.03, 222.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.284, 49.838, 60.046)`
Decimal	`11190213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABFC5, 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 #AABFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #AABFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabfc5; }
.text { color: #aabfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabfc5, #aab1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AABFC5?: #AABFC5 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 #AABFC5?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 197: 170 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABFC5?: The complementary color is #C5B0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.