What color is #AADDFF?

#AADDFF is a very light, vivid azure known as Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Droplet?

The RGB value is 170, 221, 255: 170 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Droplet?

The complementary color is #FFCCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AADDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Droplet color: hex code #AADDFF

#AADDFF rgb(170, 221, 255)

Shades of blue

Droplet has the hex code #AADDFF. It is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 86.7% green and 100% blue (170, 221, 255).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

Droplet (#AADDFF) color codes

HEX	`#AADDFF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 221, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 86.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.74, -8.5, -21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.74, 23.41, 248.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.478, 67.476, 104.426)`
Decimal	`11197951`
Short hex	`#ADF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Droplet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AADDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AADDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaddff; }
.text { color: #aaddff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaddff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 221 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaddff, #aab2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

See #AADDFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AADDFF?: #AADDFF is a very light, vivid azure known as Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Droplet?: The RGB value is 170, 221, 255: 170 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Droplet?: The complementary color is #FFCCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.