What color is #AAD3C2?

#AAD3C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD3C2?

The RGB value is 170, 211, 194: 170 red, 211 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD3C2?

The complementary color is #D3AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAD3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD3C2 color

#AAD3C2 rgb(170, 211, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #AAD3C2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 82.7% green and 76.1% blue (170, 211, 194).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#AAD3C2 color codes

HEX	`#AAD3C2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 211, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 82.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, -16.86, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 17.32, 166.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.607, 59.028, 59.808)`
Decimal	`11195330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD3C2, 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 #AAD3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #AAD3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad3c2; }
.text { color: #aad3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 211 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad3c2, #aad0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AAD3C2?: #AAD3C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD3C2?: The RGB value is 170, 211, 194: 170 red, 211 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD3C2?: The complementary color is #D3AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.