What color is #AEAED0?

#AEAED0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAED0?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 208: 174 red, 174 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAED0?

The complementary color is #D0D0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAED0 color

#AEAED0 rgb(174, 174, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEAED0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 81.6% blue (174, 174, 208).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#AEAED0 color codes

HEX	`#AEAED0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 6.93, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 18.52, 291.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.974, 43.824, 65.804)`
Decimal	`11448016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAED0, 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 #AEAED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #AEAED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaed0; }
.text { color: #aeaed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaed0, #bfaed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEAED0?: #AEAED0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAED0?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 208: 174 red, 174 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAED0?: The complementary color is #D0D0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.