What color is #AEADC3?

#AEADC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEADC3?

The RGB value is 174, 173, 195: 174 red, 173 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEADC3?

The complementary color is #C2C3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEADC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEADC3 color

#AEADC3 rgb(174, 173, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEADC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.8% green and 76.5% blue (174, 173, 195).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#AEADC3 color codes

HEX	`#AEADC3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 173, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.44, 4.7, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.44, 12.01, 293.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.247, 42.826, 57.66)`
Decimal	`11447747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEADC3, 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 #AEADC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEADC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #AEADC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeadc3; }
.text { color: #aeadc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeadc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 173 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeadc3, #b9adc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEADC3?: #AEADC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEADC3?: The RGB value is 174, 173, 195: 174 red, 173 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEADC3?: The complementary color is #C2C3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEADC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.