What color is #AAC3E7?

#AAC3E7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAC3E7?

The RGB value is 170, 195, 231: 170 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAC3E7?

The complementary color is #E7CEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAC3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAC3E7 color

#AAC3E7 rgb(170, 195, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAC3E7 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 76.5% green and 90.6% blue (170, 195, 231).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#AAC3E7 color codes

HEX	`#AAC3E7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 195, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 76.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, -0.51, -20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 20.66, 268.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.512, 53.344, 83.221)`
Decimal	`11191271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAC3E7, 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 #AAC3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAC3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #AAC3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aac3e7; }
.text { color: #aac3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 195 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aac3e7, #b0aae7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAC3E7?: #AAC3E7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAC3E7?: The RGB value is 170, 195, 231: 170 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAC3E7?: The complementary color is #E7CEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAC3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.