What color is #AEC1C3?

#AEC1C3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC1C3?

The RGB value is 174, 193, 195: 174 red, 193 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC1C3?

The complementary color is #C3B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC1C3?

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.

#AEC1C3 color

#AEC1C3 rgb(174, 193, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC1C3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.7% green and 76.5% blue (174, 193, 195).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEC1C3 color codes

HEX	`#AEC1C3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 193, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -6.06, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 6.86, 207.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.374, 51.078, 59.035)`
Decimal	`11452867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC1C3, 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 #AEC1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC1C3 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 #AEC1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec1c3; }
.text { color: #aec1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 193 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec1c3, #aeb6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC1C3?: #AEC1C3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC1C3?: The RGB value is 174, 193, 195: 174 red, 193 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC1C3?: The complementary color is #C3B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC1C3?: 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.