What color is #AEBCED?

#AEBCED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBCED?

The RGB value is 174, 188, 237: 174 red, 188 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBCED?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBCED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBCED color

#AEBCED rgb(174, 188, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEBCED is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green and 92.9% blue (174, 188, 237).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 64% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#AEBCED color codes

HEX	`#AEBCED`
RGB	`rgb(174, 188, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 64%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 5.88, -25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 26.58, 282.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.721, 51.078, 87.291)`
Decimal	`11451629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBCED, 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 #AEBCED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBCED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #AEBCED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebced; }
.text { color: #aebced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 188 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebced, #bfaeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AEBCED?: #AEBCED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBCED?: The RGB value is 174, 188, 237: 174 red, 188 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBCED?: The complementary color is #EDDFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBCED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.