What color is #AEC0C5?

#AEC0C5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC0C5?

The RGB value is 174, 192, 197: 174 red, 192 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC0C5?

The complementary color is #C5B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC0C5 color

#AEC0C5 rgb(174, 192, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC0C5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 77.3% blue (174, 192, 197).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#AEC0C5 color codes

HEX	`#AEC0C5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 192, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -5.12, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 6.89, 221.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.381, 50.728, 60.16)`
Decimal	`11452613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC0C5, 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 #AEC0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #AEC0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec0c5; }
.text { color: #aec0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 192 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec0c5, #aeb4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC0C5?: #AEC0C5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC0C5?: The RGB value is 174, 192, 197: 174 red, 192 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC0C5?: The complementary color is #C5B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.