What color is #AADCD9?

#AADCD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AADCD9?

The RGB value is 170, 220, 217: 170 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AADCD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #AADCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AADCD9 color

#AADCD9 rgb(170, 220, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AADCD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 86.3% green and 85.1% blue (170, 220, 217).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#AADCD9 color codes

HEX	`#AADCD9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 220, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 86.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, -16.67, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 17.09, 192.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.691, 64.74, 75.247)`
Decimal	`11197657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AADCD9, 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 #AADCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #AADCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadcd9; }
.text { color: #aadcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 220 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadcd9, #aac6dc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AADCD9?: #AADCD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADCD9?: The RGB value is 170, 220, 217: 170 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADCD9?: The complementary color is #DCAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.