What color is #AADADA?

#AADADA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AADADA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AADADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AADADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AADADA color

#AADADA rgb(170, 218, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AADADA is a light, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#AADADA color codes

HEX	`#AADADA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 218, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 85.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.83, -15.44, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.83, 16.26, 198.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.3, 63.749, 75.76)`
Decimal	`11197146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AADADA, 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 #AADADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #AADADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadada; }
.text { color: #aadada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 218 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadada, #aac2da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AADADA?: #AADADA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADADA?: The RGB value is 170, 218, 218: 170 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADADA?: The complementary color is #DAAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.