What color is #AACED1?

#AACED1 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 #AACED1?

The RGB value is 170, 206, 209: 170 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACED1?

The complementary color is #D1ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACED1 color

#AACED1 rgb(170, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AACED1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (170, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#AACED1 color codes

HEX	`#AACED1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.34, -11.23, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.34, 12.48, 205.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.154, 57.29, 68.725)`
Decimal	`11194065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACED1, 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 #AACED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #AACED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaced1; }
.text { color: #aaced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaced1, #aabbd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACED1?: #AACED1 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 #AACED1?: The RGB value is 170, 206, 209: 170 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACED1?: The complementary color is #D1ADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.