What color is #AECBFB?

#AECBFB is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECBFB?

The RGB value is 174, 203, 251: 174 red, 203 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECBFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECBFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBFB color

#AECBFB rgb(174, 203, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AECBFB is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 98.4% blue (174, 203, 251).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#AECBFB color codes

HEX	`#AECBFB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 91%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 31%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, 1.13, -26.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 26.74, 272.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.219, 58.673, 99.611)`
Decimal	`11455483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBFB, 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 #AECBFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #AECBFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecbfb; }
.text { color: #aecbfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecbfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 203 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecbfb, #b8aefb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AECBFB?: #AECBFB is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECBFB?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 251: 174 red, 203 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBFB?: The complementary color is #FBDEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.