Information about #AAC6CB color

#AAC6CB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAC6CB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 198, 203) (66.7% red, 77.6% green, 79.6% blue), or CMYK 13 / 2 / 0 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AAC6CB presents itself as a calm, restrained water-like cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Escape (#9EC0CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 198, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAC6CB: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAC6CB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAC6CB color variations

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#AAC6CB 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 #AAC6CB

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAC6CB
  • RGB170, 198, 203
  • CMYK13, 2, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(170, 198, 203)
  • HSL189°, 24%, 73%
  • HSL Precise189.091°, 24.088%, 73.137%
  • HSV189°, 16%, 80%
  • HSB189°, 16%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.776, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.776, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.776, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAC6CB
  • DECIMAL ID11192011
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01