What color is #AEC0DC?

#AEC0DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC0DC?

The RGB value is 174, 192, 220: 174 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC0DC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEC0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC0DC color

#AEC0DC rgb(174, 192, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEC0DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 86.3% blue (174, 192, 220).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#AEC0DC color codes

HEX	`#AEC0DC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 192, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -0.2, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 16.03, 269.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.22, 51.864, 75.114)`
Decimal	`11452636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC0DC, 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 #AEC0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #AEC0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec0dc; }
.text { color: #aec0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 192 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec0dc, #b3aedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC0DC?: #AEC0DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC0DC?: The RGB value is 174, 192, 220: 174 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC0DC?: The complementary color is #DCCAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.