Information about #AAE1DD color

#AAE1DD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAE1DD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 225, 221) — 66.7% red, 88.2% green, 86.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 2 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAE1DD is a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Blue green (#A5E3E0) and Ice Cold (#AFE3D6).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(170, 225, 221)), which gives #AAE1DD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AAE1DD color variations

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

#AAE1DD 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 #AAE1DD

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

Ice Cold color link
Ice Cold

#AFE3D6

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Aqua Island color link
Aqua Island

#A1DAD7

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Dragonfly color link
Dragonfly

#A5EEE3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAE1DD
  • RGB170, 225, 221
  • CMYK22, 0, 2, 12
  • CSSrgb(170, 225, 221)
  • HSL176°, 48%, 77%
  • HSL Precise175.636°, 47.826%, 77.451%
  • HSV176°, 24%, 88%
  • HSB176°, 24%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.882, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.882, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.882, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAE1DD
  • DECIMAL ID11198941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01