What color is #AAC3CC?

#AAC3CC 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 #AAC3CC?

The RGB value is 170, 195, 204: 170 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC3CC?

The complementary color is #CCB3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC3CC color

#AAC3CC rgb(170, 195, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAC3CC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.5% green and 80% blue (170, 195, 204).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#AAC3CC color codes

HEX	`#AAC3CC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 195, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, -6.55, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 9.84, 228.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.989, 51.935, 64.664)`
Decimal	`11191244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC3CC, 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 #AAC3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #AAC3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac3cc; }
.text { color: #aac3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 195 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac3cc, #aab2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAC3CC?: #AAC3CC 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 #AAC3CC?: The RGB value is 170, 195, 204: 170 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC3CC?: The complementary color is #CCB3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.