What color is #AEACC6?

#AEACC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEACC6?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 198: 174 red, 172 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACC6?

The complementary color is #C4C6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEACC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEACC6 color

#AEACC6 rgb(174, 172, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEACC6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 77.6% blue (174, 172, 198).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#AEACC6 color codes

HEX	`#AEACC6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, 5.88, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 14.23, 294.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.399, 42.581, 59.4)`
Decimal	`11447494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACC6, 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 #AEACC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #AEACC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeacc6; }
.text { color: #aeacc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeacc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeacc6, #bbacc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEACC6?: #AEACC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACC6?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 198: 174 red, 172 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACC6?: The complementary color is #C4C6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.