Information about #AAAEBB color

#AAAEBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAAEBB falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 174, 187) — 66.7% red, 68.2% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #AAAEBB has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Casper (#AAB5B8). Slightly further away sit Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

The recipe behind #AAAEBB is rgb(170, 174, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAAEBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAAEBB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AAAEBB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AAAEBB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAAEBB
  • RGB170, 174, 187
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(170, 174, 187)
  • HSL226°, 11%, 70%
  • HSL Precise225.882°, 11.111%, 70%
  • HSV226°, 9%, 73%
  • HSB226°, 9%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.682, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.682, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.682, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAAEBB
  • DECIMAL ID11185851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01