Information about #AAD8DE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored cyan, #AAD8DE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crystal (#A7D8DE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9) and Pastel Cyan (#A4D8D8).
In RGB terms — rgb(170, 216, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AAD8DE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. #AAD8DE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AAD8DE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AAD8DE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AAD8DE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AAD8DE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AAD8DE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AAD8DE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AAD8DE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AAD8DE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7D8DE
#ADDED9
#A4D8D8
#ADD8E6
#A4D2E0
#A4DCE6
#A1DAD7
#A5E3E0
#B0E0E6
#ADD9D1
#AFE3D6
#A6D5D0
#AAD8DE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AAD8DE
- RGB170, 216, 222
- CMYK20, 2, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(170, 216, 222)
- HSL187°, 44%, 77%
- HSL Precise186.923°, 44.068%, 76.863%
- HSV187°, 23%, 87%
- HSB187°, 23%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.847, 0.871)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.847, 0.871, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.847, 0.871)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAAD8DE
- DECIMAL ID11196638
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
