What color is #AEC3C5?

#AEC3C5 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 #AEC3C5?

The RGB value is 174, 195, 197: 174 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC3C5?

The complementary color is #C5B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC3C5 color

#AEC3C5 rgb(174, 195, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC3C5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.5% green and 77.3% blue (174, 195, 197).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#AEC3C5 color codes

HEX	`#AEC3C5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 195, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, -6.71, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 7.53, 207.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.046, 52.059, 60.382)`
Decimal	`11453381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC3C5, 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 #AEC3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #AEC3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec3c5; }
.text { color: #aec3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 195 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec3c5, #aeb8c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC3C5?: #AEC3C5 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 #AEC3C5?: The RGB value is 174, 195, 197: 174 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC3C5?: The complementary color is #C5B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.