What color is #AECBCB?

#AECBCB 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 #AECBCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #AECBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBCB color

#AECBCB rgb(174, 203, 203)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#AECBCB color codes

HEX	`#AECBCB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, -9.66, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 10.2, 198.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.588, 56.021, 64.689)`
Decimal	`11455435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBCB, 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 #AECBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #AECBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECBCB?: #AECBCB 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 #AECBCB?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 203: 174 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBCB?: The complementary color is #CBAEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.