What color is #AABFD8?

#AABFD8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABFD8?

The RGB value is 170, 191, 216: 170 red, 191 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABFD8?

The complementary color is #D8C3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABFD8 color

#AABFD8 rgb(170, 191, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AABFD8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.9% green and 84.7% blue (170, 191, 216).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#AABFD8 color codes

HEX	`#AABFD8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 191, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -1.8, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 15, 263.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.6, 50.764, 72.243)`
Decimal	`11190232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABFD8, 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 #AABFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #AABFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabfd8; }
.text { color: #aabfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 191 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabfd8, #acaad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AABFD8?: #AABFD8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABFD8?: The RGB value is 170, 191, 216: 170 red, 191 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABFD8?: The complementary color is #D8C3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.