What color is #AACDCD?

#AACDCD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACDCD?

The RGB value is 170, 205, 205: 170 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACDCD color

#AACDCD rgb(170, 205, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AACDCD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (170, 205, 205).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#AACDCD color codes

HEX	`#AACDCD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 205, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -11.56, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 12.19, 198.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.425, 56.615, 66.069)`
Decimal	`11193805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACDCD, 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 #AACDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #AACDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacdcd; }
.text { color: #aacdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 205 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacdcd, #aabccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACDCD?: #AACDCD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACDCD?: The RGB value is 170, 205, 205: 170 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACDCD?: The complementary color is #CDAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.