What color is #AAD1C9?

#AAD1C9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD1C9?

The RGB value is 170, 209, 201: 170 red, 209 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD1C9?

The complementary color is #D1AAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD1C9 color

#AAD1C9 rgb(170, 209, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AAD1C9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82% green and 78.8% blue (170, 209, 201).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#AAD1C9 color codes

HEX	`#AAD1C9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 209, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.94, -14.44, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.94, 14.44, 181.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.918, 58.362, 63.882)`
Decimal	`11194825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD1C9, 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 #AAD1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #AAD1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad1c9; }
.text { color: #aad1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 209 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad1c9, #aac6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAD1C9?: #AAD1C9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD1C9?: The RGB value is 170, 209, 201: 170 red, 209 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD1C9?: The complementary color is #D1AAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.