What color is #AAD0DD?

#AAD0DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD0DD?

The RGB value is 170, 208, 221: 170 red, 208 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD0DD?

The complementary color is #DDB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD0DD color

#AAD0DD rgb(170, 208, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAD0DD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 81.6% green and 86.7% blue (170, 208, 221).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#AAD0DD color codes

HEX	`#AAD0DD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 208, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 81.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.22, -9.65, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.22, 14.31, 227.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.181, 58.876, 77.008)`
Decimal	`11194589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD0DD, 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 #AAD0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #AAD0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad0dd; }
.text { color: #aad0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 208 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad0dd, #aab7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAD0DD?: #AAD0DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD0DD?: The RGB value is 170, 208, 221: 170 red, 208 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD0DD?: The complementary color is #DDB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.