What color is #AECACF?

#AECACF 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 #AECACF?

The RGB value is 174, 202, 207: 174 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECACF?

The complementary color is #CFB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECACF color

#AECACF rgb(174, 202, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.2% green and 81.2% blue (174, 202, 207).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#AECACF color codes

HEX	`#AECACF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 202, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -8.31, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 10.05, 214.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.836, 55.743, 67.153)`
Decimal	`11455183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECACF, 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 #AECACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #AECACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecacf; }
.text { color: #aecacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 202 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecacf, #aebacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECACF?: #AECACF 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 #AECACF?: The RGB value is 174, 202, 207: 174 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECACF?: The complementary color is #CFB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.