Light blue

#aabdc2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 192 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aabdc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aabdc2

RGB170, 189, 194

HSL192, 16%, 71%

HSV192, 12%, 76%

CMYK12%, 3%, 0%, 24%

Lab75.35, -5.46, -4.74

XYZ44.51, 48.84, 58.12

Decimal11189698

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light blue

#97aeb4 #839fa6 #709098 #607e86 #526c73 #455a5f #37484c #293539 #1b2325 #0d1112

Tints of light blue

#b1c3c7 #b9c9cd #c0ced2 #c8d4d7 #cfdadd #d7e0e2 #e6ebed #f5f7f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c2afaa Analogous#aac2bb Analogous#aab1c2 Triadic#c2aabd Triadic#bdc2aa Split complementary#c2aab1 Split complementary#c2bbaa

Light blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 3, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aabdc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 3 0 24

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 7 4 30

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #aabdc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aabdc2; }
.text { color: #aabdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabdc2; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aabdc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aabdc2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aabdc2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aabdc2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #aabdc2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.