What color is #AADACD?

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

What is the RGB value of #AADACD?

The RGB value is 170, 218, 205: 170 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AADACD?

The complementary color is #DAAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AADACD?

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.

#AADACD color

#AADACD rgb(170, 218, 205)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 85.5% green and 80.4% blue (170, 218, 205).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AADACD color codes

HEX	`#AADACD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 218, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 85.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -18.17, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 18.22, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.665, 63.095, 67.149)`
Decimal	`11197133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#AADACD 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 #AADACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadacd; }
.text { color: #aadacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 218 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadacd, #aacfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #AADACD?: #AADACD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADACD?: The RGB value is 170, 218, 205: 170 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADACD?: The complementary color is #DAAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADACD?: 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.