What color is #AABFC9?

#AABFC9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABFC9?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 201: 170 red, 191 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABFC9?

The complementary color is #C9B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABFC9 color

#AABFC9 rgb(170, 191, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AABFC9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 78.8% blue (170, 191, 201).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#AABFC9 color codes

HEX	`#AABFC9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -5.07, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 9, 235.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.748, 50.024, 62.492)`
Decimal	`11190217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABFC9, 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 #AABFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #AABFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabfc9; }
.text { color: #aabfc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabfc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabfc9, #aaafc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABFC9?: #AABFC9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABFC9?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 201: 170 red, 191 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABFC9?: The complementary color is #C9B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.