What color is #AAADC8?

#AAADC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAADC8?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 200: 170 red, 173 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAADC8?

The complementary color is #C8C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAADC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAADC8 color

#AAADC8 rgb(170, 173, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAADC8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 78.4% blue (170, 173, 200).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#AAADC8 color codes

HEX	`#AAADC8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.28, 4.44, -14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.28, 14.75, 287.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.944, 42.603, 60.646)`
Decimal	`11185608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAADC8, 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 #AAADC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAADC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #AAADC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaadc8; }
.text { color: #aaadc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaadc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaadc8, #b6aac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AAADC8?: #AAADC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAADC8?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 200: 170 red, 173 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAADC8?: The complementary color is #C8C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAADC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.