What color is #AECDD0?

#AECDD0 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 #AECDD0?

The RGB value is 174, 205, 208: 174 red, 205 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECDD0?

The complementary color is #D0B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECDD0 color

#AECDD0 rgb(174, 205, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECDD0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.4% green and 81.6% blue (174, 205, 208).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 12.44:1).

#AECDD0 color codes

HEX	`#AECDD0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 205, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -9.67, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 10.86, 207.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.669, 57.214, 68.036)`
Decimal	`11455952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECDD0, 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 #AECDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #AECDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecdd0; }
.text { color: #aecdd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecdd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 205 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecdd0, #aebcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECDD0?: #AECDD0 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 #AECDD0?: The RGB value is 174, 205, 208: 174 red, 205 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECDD0?: The complementary color is #D0B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.