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#AAD2DA Color

#AAD2DA is rgb(170, 210, 218) in RGB, hsl(190, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD2DA
HEX#AAD2DA
RGBrgb(170, 210, 218)
HSLhsl(190, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(190, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.044 211.2)
LABlab(81.51% -12.33 -8.56)
LCHlch(81.51% 15.01 214.78)

What #AAD2DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAD2DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AAD2DA Channel Values

How #AAD2DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 210 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD2DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAD2DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAD2DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD2DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AAD2DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAD2DA.

How #AAD2DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAD2DA
Protanopia#CCCCDA
Protanomaly#BFCEDA
Deuteranopia#C6C6DB
Deuteranomaly#BBCBDB
Tritanopia#A9D3D3
Tritanomaly#A9D3D6
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD2DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aad2da: #AAD2DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD2DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad2da': '#AAD2DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.824, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aad2da">#AAD2DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD2DA"

More Teal Colors

#AAD2DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAD2DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD2DA?

#AAD2DA is a light teal — rgb(170, 210, 218) in RGB and hsl(190, 39%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.85.

What is the RGB value of #AAD2DA?

#AAD2DA is rgb(170, 210, 218) — red 170, green 210, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD2DA?

#AAD2DA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD2DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD2DA scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD2DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD2DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 3.85, which is very hard to tell apart.

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