What color is #AAC1CC?

#AAC1CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC1CC?

The RGB value is 170, 193, 204: 170 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC1CC?

The complementary color is #CCB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC1CC color

#AAC1CC rgb(170, 193, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC1CC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 75.7% green and 80% blue (170, 193, 204).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#AAC1CC color codes

HEX	`#AAC1CC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 193, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 75.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, -5.49, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 9.82, 236.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.544, 51.044, 64.515)`
Decimal	`11190732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC1CC, 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 #AAC1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #AAC1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac1cc; }
.text { color: #aac1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 193 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac1cc, #aab0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAC1CC?: #AAC1CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC1CC?: The RGB value is 170, 193, 204: 170 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC1CC?: The complementary color is #CCB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.