What color is #AEC9D0?

#AEC9D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC9D0?

The RGB value is 174, 201, 208: 174 red, 201 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC9D0?

The complementary color is #D0B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC9D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC9D0 color

#AEC9D0 rgb(174, 201, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC9D0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78.8% green and 81.6% blue (174, 201, 208).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#AEC9D0 color codes

HEX	`#AEC9D0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 201, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -7.58, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 10.01, 220.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.724, 55.325, 67.721)`
Decimal	`11454928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC9D0, 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 #AEC9D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC9D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #AEC9D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec9d0; }
.text { color: #aec9d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec9d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 201 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec9d0, #aeb8d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEC9D0?: #AEC9D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC9D0?: The RGB value is 174, 201, 208: 174 red, 201 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC9D0?: The complementary color is #D0B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC9D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.