What color is #AEC4CA?

#AEC4CA 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 #AEC4CA?

The RGB value is 174, 196, 202: 174 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC4CA?

The complementary color is #CAB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC4CA color

#AEC4CA rgb(174, 196, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC4CA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.9% green and 79.2% blue (174, 196, 202).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#AEC4CA color codes

HEX	`#AEC4CA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 196, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.72, -6.21, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.72, 8.31, 221.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.854, 52.742, 63.525)`
Decimal	`11453642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC4CA, 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 #AEC4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #AEC4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec4ca; }
.text { color: #aec4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 196 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec4ca, #aeb6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEC4CA?: #AEC4CA 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 #AEC4CA?: The RGB value is 174, 196, 202: 174 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC4CA?: The complementary color is #CAB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.