What color is #AECFD0?

#AECFD0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECFD0?

The RGB value is 174, 207, 208: 174 red, 207 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECFD0?

The complementary color is #D0AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECFD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECFD0 color

#AECFD0 rgb(174, 207, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECFD0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.2% green and 81.6% blue (174, 207, 208).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#AECFD0 color codes

HEX	`#AECFD0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 207, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 81.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, -10.7, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 11.48, 201.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.151, 58.177, 68.197)`
Decimal	`11456464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECFD0, 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 #AECFD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECFD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #AECFD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecfd0; }
.text { color: #aecfd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecfd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 207 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecfd0, #aebed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECFD0?: #AECFD0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECFD0?: The RGB value is 174, 207, 208: 174 red, 207 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECFD0?: The complementary color is #D0AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECFD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.