What color is #AAECFE?

#AAECFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAECFE?

The RGB value is 170, 236, 254: 170 red, 236 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAECFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAECFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAECFE color

#AAECFE rgb(170, 236, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AAECFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 92.5% green and 99.6% blue (170, 236, 254).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 98% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Air (#A6E7FF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#AAECFE color codes

HEX	`#AAECFE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 236, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 92.5%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 98%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -16.38, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 22.42, 223.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.456, 75.689, 104.96)`
Decimal	`11201790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAECFE, 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 #AAECFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAECFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #AAECFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaecfe; }
.text { color: #aaecfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaecfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 236 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaecfe, #aac2fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAECFE?: #AAECFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAECFE?: The RGB value is 170, 236, 254: 170 red, 236 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAECFE?: The complementary color is #FEBCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAECFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.