What color is #AAD7EA?

#AAD7EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAD7EA?

The RGB value is 170, 215, 234: 170 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAD7EA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAD7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAD7EA color

#AAD7EA rgb(170, 215, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAD7EA is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 84.3% green and 91.8% blue (170, 215, 234).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 60% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ariel (#AED7EA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#AAD7EA color codes

HEX	`#AAD7EA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 215, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 84.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 60%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 27%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -10.35, -14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 17.49, 233.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.725, 63.085, 87.066)`
Decimal	`11196394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAD7EA, 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 #AAD7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAD7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #AAD7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aad7ea; }
.text { color: #aad7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aad7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 215 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aad7ea, #aab7ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AAD7EA?: #AAD7EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAD7EA?: The RGB value is 170, 215, 234: 170 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAD7EA?: The complementary color is #EABDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAD7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.