What color is #AEAFCE?

#AEAFCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAFCE?

The RGB value is 174, 175, 206: 174 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAFCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEAFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAFCE color

#AEAFCE rgb(174, 175, 206)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.6% green and 80.8% blue (174, 175, 206).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#AEAFCE color codes

HEX	`#AEAFCE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 175, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 5.94, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 16.87, 290.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.924, 44.114, 64.581)`
Decimal	`11448270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAFCE, 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 #AEAFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #AEAFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeafce; }
.text { color: #aeafce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeafce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 175 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeafce, #bdaece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEAFCE?: #AEAFCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAFCE?: The RGB value is 174, 175, 206: 174 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAFCE?: The complementary color is #CECDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.