What color is #AAE4FF?

#AAE4FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAE4FF?

The RGB value is 170, 228, 255: 170 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAE4FF?

The complementary color is #FFC5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAE4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAE4FF color

#AAE4FF rgb(170, 228, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAE4FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 89.4% green and 100% blue (170, 228, 255).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Landscape (#AEE4FF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#AAE4FF color codes

HEX	`#AAE4FF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 228, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 89.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, -12.1, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 22.52, 237.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.365, 71.25, 105.055)`
Decimal	`11199743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAE4FF, 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 #AAE4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAE4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #AAE4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aae4ff; }
.text { color: #aae4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aae4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 228 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aae4ff, #aabaff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAE4FF?: #AAE4FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAE4FF?: The RGB value is 170, 228, 255: 170 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAE4FF?: The complementary color is #FFC5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAE4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.