What color is #AAC2DA?

#AAC2DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC2DA?

The RGB value is 170, 194, 218: 170 red, 194 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC2DA?

The complementary color is #DAC2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC2DA color

#AAC2DA rgb(170, 194, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAC2DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.1% green and 85.5% blue (170, 194, 218).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#AAC2DA color codes

HEX	`#AAC2DA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 194, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, -2.95, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 14.98, 258.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.521, 52.19, 73.833)`
Decimal	`11191002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC2DA, 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 #AAC2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #AAC2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac2da; }
.text { color: #aac2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 194 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac2da, #aaaada); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAC2DA?: #AAC2DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC2DA?: The RGB value is 170, 194, 218: 170 red, 194 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC2DA?: The complementary color is #DAC2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.