Information about #AAB1B8 color

#AAB1B8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAB1B8 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 177, 184) (66.7% red, 69.4% green, 72.2% blue), or CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAB1B8 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Casper (#AAB5B8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Metro (#ACAFB1).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 177, 184) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAB1B8: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAB1B8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAB1B8 color variations

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

#AAB1B8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AAB1B8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AAB1B8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AAB1B8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AAB1B8 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AAB1B8

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

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#AAB1B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB1B8
  • RGB170, 177, 184
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(170, 177, 184)
  • HSL210°, 9%, 69%
  • HSL Precise210°, 8.974%, 69.412%
  • HSV210°, 8%, 72%
  • HSB210°, 8%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.694, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.694, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.694, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAB1B8
  • DECIMAL ID11186616
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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