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#AABBCC closest to Sailor Boy

#AABBCC is a light gray; the closest named color is Sailor Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(170, 187, 204)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 25% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AABBCC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.69:1.

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#AABBCC color conversion

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Variations of #AABBCC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AABBCC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

AABBCCCCAABBBBCCAA
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AABBCC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AABBCC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B7CC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BBCD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B7CC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB9CC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1BFC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7BDC7
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B9BE

#AABBCC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#AABBCC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.69:1 Very good#AABBCC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AABBCC in CSS

/* Sailor Boy */
.color { color: #AABBCC; }
.background { background-color: #AABBCC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AABBCC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 187 204);
color: hsl(210 25% 73%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.031 248.2);

#AABBCC FAQ

What color is #AABBCC?

#AABBCC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AABBCC?

#AABBCC is rgb(170, 187, 204) in RGB, hsl(210, 25%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AABBCC?

The complementary color of #AABBCC is #CCBBAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AABBCC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AABBCC: 10.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AABBCC a warm or cool color?

#AABBCC is a neutral color.