What color is #AECACB?

#AECACB 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 #AECACB?

The RGB value is 174, 202, 203: 174 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECACB color

#AECACB rgb(174, 202, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.2% green and 79.6% blue (174, 202, 203).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#AECACB color codes

HEX	`#AECACB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 202, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, -9.14, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 9.85, 201.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.353, 55.55, 64.61)`
Decimal	`11455179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECACB, 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 #AECACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #AECACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecacb; }
.text { color: #aecacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 202 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecacb, #aebbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECACB?: #AECACB 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 #AECACB?: The RGB value is 174, 202, 203: 174 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECACB?: The complementary color is #CBAFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.