Information about #AADCDD color

#AADCDD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AADCDD falls into the Cyan Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 220, 221) — 66.7% red, 86.3% green, 86.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AADCDD reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crystal (#A7D8DE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9) and Pastel Cyan (#A4D8D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 220, 221) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AADCDD: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AADCDD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AADCDD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AADCDD 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AADCDD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Aqua Island color link
Aqua Island

#A1DAD7

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AADCDD
  • RGB170, 220, 221
  • CMYK20, 0, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(170, 220, 221)
  • HSL181°, 43%, 77%
  • HSL Precise181.176°, 42.857%, 76.667%
  • HSV181°, 23%, 87%
  • HSB181°, 23%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.863, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.863, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.863, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAADCDD
  • DECIMAL ID11197661
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01