What color is #AECCCF?

#AECCCF 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 #AECCCF?

The RGB value is 174, 204, 207: 174 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECCCF?

The complementary color is #CFB1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECCCF color

#AECCCF rgb(174, 204, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80% green and 81.2% blue (174, 204, 207).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#AECCCF color codes

HEX	`#AECCCF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 204, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, -9.36, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 10.54, 207.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.308, 56.688, 67.311)`
Decimal	`11455695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECCCF, 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 #AECCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #AECCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecccf; }
.text { color: #aecccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 204 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecccf, #aebbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECCCF?: #AECCCF 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 #AECCCF?: The RGB value is 174, 204, 207: 174 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECCCF?: The complementary color is #CFB1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.