Recognised as Colour
#AAB0C6
- #AAB0C6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AAB0C6 is a blue with RGB values 170, 176, 198 and HSL 227°, 20%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AAB0C6#AAB0C6
HEX#AAB0C6
RGBrgb(170, 176, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6902, 0.7765
RGB percentages66.7%, 69%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(227.1, 19.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 14.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK14.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,374
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB0C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#554F39
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6C0AA
Analogous#AABEC6, #B2AAC6
Triadic#C6AAB0, #B0C6AA
Split complementary#C6B2AA, #BEC6AA
Tetradic#C6AABE, #C6C0AA, #AAC6B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G176
B198
Red170 (66.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B0 · B C6
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