What color is #AED7EA?

#AED7EA is a light, moderate azure known as Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ariel?

The RGB value is 174, 215, 234: 174 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ariel?

The complementary color is #EAC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ariel color: hex code #AED7EA

#AED7EA rgb(174, 215, 234)

Shades of blue

Ariel has the hex code #AED7EA. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 84.3% green and 91.8% blue (174, 215, 234).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 59% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

Ariel (#AED7EA) color codes

HEX	`#AED7EA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 215, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 84.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 59%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.72, -9.18, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.72, 16.51, 236.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.603, 63.538, 87.108)`
Decimal	`11458538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ariel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AED7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AED7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed7ea; }
.text { color: #aed7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 215 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed7ea, #aeb9ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AED7EA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AED7EA?: #AED7EA is a light, moderate azure known as Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ariel?: The RGB value is 174, 215, 234: 174 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ariel?: The complementary color is #EAC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.