What color is #AEC2DB?

#AEC2DB 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 #AEC2DB?

The RGB value is 174, 194, 219: 174 red, 194 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC2DB?

The complementary color is #DBC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC2DB color

#AEC2DB rgb(174, 194, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEC2DB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.1% green and 85.9% blue (174, 194, 219).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#AEC2DB color codes

HEX	`#AEC2DB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 194, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -1.5, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 14.82, 264.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.53, 52.695, 74.566)`
Decimal	`11453147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC2DB, 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 #AEC2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #AEC2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec2db; }
.text { color: #aec2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 194 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec2db, #b1aedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC2DB?: #AEC2DB 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 #AEC2DB?: The RGB value is 174, 194, 219: 174 red, 194 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC2DB?: The complementary color is #DBC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.