What color is #AEE0E4?

#AEE0E4 is a light, moderate cyan known as Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Opal?

The RGB value is 174, 224, 228: 174 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Opal?

The complementary color is #E4B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEE0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Opal color: hex code #AEE0E4

#AEE0E4 rgb(174, 224, 228)

Shades of teal

Opal has the hex code #AEE0E4. It is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 87.8% green and 89.4% blue (174, 224, 228).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

Opal (#AEE0E4) color codes

HEX	`#AEE0E4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 224, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 87.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.96, -15.12, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.96, 16.75, 205.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.111, 67.909, 83.43)`
Decimal	`11460836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Opal, 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 #AEE0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEE0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #AEE0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aee0e4; }
.text { color: #aee0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 224 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aee0e4, #aec5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AEE0E4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AEE0E4?: #AEE0E4 is a light, moderate cyan known as Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Opal?: The RGB value is 174, 224, 228: 174 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Opal?: The complementary color is #E4B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEE0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.