What color is #AEAECA?

#AEAECA 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 #AEAECA?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 202: 174 red, 174 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAECA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEAECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAECA color

#AEAECA rgb(174, 174, 202)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 79.2% blue (174, 174, 202).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#AEAECA color codes

HEX	`#AEAECA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 5.63, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 15.26, 291.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.25, 43.535, 61.99)`
Decimal	`11448010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAECA, 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 #AEAECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #AEAECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaeca; }
.text { color: #aeaeca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaeca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaeca, #bcaeca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEAECA?: #AEAECA 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 #AEAECA?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 202: 174 red, 174 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAECA?: The complementary color is #CACAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.