What color is #AEC0E1?

#AEC0E1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC0E1?

The RGB value is 174, 192, 225: 174 red, 192 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC0E1?

The complementary color is #E1CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC0E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC0E1 color

#AEC0E1 rgb(174, 192, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEC0E1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 88.2% blue (174, 192, 225).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 46% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#AEC0E1 color codes

HEX	`#AEC0E1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 192, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 46%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 23%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 0.92, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 18.51, 272.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.892, 52.133, 78.654)`
Decimal	`11452641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC0E1, 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 #AEC0E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC0E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #AEC0E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec0e1; }
.text { color: #aec0e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec0e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 192 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec0e1, #b5aee1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEC0E1?: #AEC0E1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC0E1?: The RGB value is 174, 192, 225: 174 red, 192 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC0E1?: The complementary color is #E1CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC0E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.