What color is #AEC5FF?

#AEC5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEC5FF?

The complementary color is #FFE8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC5FF color

#AEC5FF rgb(174, 197, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEC5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 77.3% green and 100% blue (174, 197, 255).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#AEC5FF color codes

HEX	`#AEC5FF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 197, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 77.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, 5.34, -31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 31.47, 279.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.467, 56.149, 102.504)`
Decimal	`11453951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC5FF, 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 #AEC5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #AEC5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec5ff; }
.text { color: #aec5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 197 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec5ff, #c0aeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEC5FF?: #AEC5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC5FF?: The RGB value is 174, 197, 255: 174 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC5FF?: The complementary color is #FFE8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.