Information about #AAADB1 color

#AAADB1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAADB1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 173, 177) — 66.7% red, 67.8% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 2 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AAADB1 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metro (#ACAFB1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Titans Grey (#A5ACAF) and Silver Chalice (#ACACAC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(170, 173, 177)), which gives #AAADB1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAADB1: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAADB1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAADB1 color variations

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

#AAADB1 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 #AAADB1

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

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAADB1
  • RGB170, 173, 177
  • CMYK3, 2, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(170, 173, 177)
  • HSL214°, 4%, 68%
  • HSL Precise214.286°, 4.294%, 68.039%
  • HSV214°, 4%, 69%
  • HSB214°, 4%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.678, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.678, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.678, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAADB1
  • DECIMAL ID11185585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01