What color is #AABDED?

#AABDED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABDED?

The RGB value is 170, 189, 237: 170 red, 189 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABDED?

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

Is black or white text better on #AABDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABDED color

#AABDED rgb(170, 189, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AABDED is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.1% green and 92.9% blue (170, 189, 237).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 65% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#AABDED color codes

HEX	`#AABDED`
RGB	`rgb(170, 189, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 65%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, 4.16, -25.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 26.3, 279.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.057, 51.054, 87.321)`
Decimal	`11189741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABDED, 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 #AABDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #AABDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabded; }
.text { color: #aabded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 189 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabded, #b9aaed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AABDED?: #AABDED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABDED?: The RGB value is 170, 189, 237: 170 red, 189 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABDED?: The complementary color is #EDDAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.