What color is #AAD2CB?

#AAD2CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD2CB?

The RGB value is 170, 210, 203: 170 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD2CB?

The complementary color is #D2AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD2CB color

#AAD2CB rgb(170, 210, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AAD2CB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82.4% green and 79.6% blue (170, 210, 203).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#AAD2CB color codes

HEX	`#AAD2CB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 210, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -14.54, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 14.56, 183.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.401, 58.949, 65.211)`
Decimal	`11195083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD2CB, 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 #AAD2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #AAD2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad2cb; }
.text { color: #aad2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 210 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad2cb, #aac5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAD2CB?: #AAD2CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD2CB?: The RGB value is 170, 210, 203: 170 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD2CB?: The complementary color is #D2AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.