What color is #AEC6C6?

#AEC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC6C6?

The RGB value is 174, 198, 198: 174 red, 198 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC6C6?

The complementary color is #C6AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC6C6 color

#AEC6C6 rgb(174, 198, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 77.6% green and 77.6% blue (174, 198, 198).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#AEC6C6 color codes

HEX	`#AEC6C6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 198, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 77.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.15, -8.08, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.15, 8.53, 198.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.84, 53.463, 61.214)`
Decimal	`11454150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC6C6, 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 #AEC6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #AEC6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec6c6; }
.text { color: #aec6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 198 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec6c6, #aebac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC6C6?: #AEC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC6C6?: The RGB value is 174, 198, 198: 174 red, 198 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC6C6?: The complementary color is #C6AEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.