What color is #AECFD9?

#AECFD9 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 #AECFD9?

The RGB value is 174, 207, 217: 174 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECFD9?

The complementary color is #D9B8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECFD9 color

#AECFD9 rgb(174, 207, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECFD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.2% green and 85.1% blue (174, 207, 217).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#AECFD9 color codes

HEX	`#AECFD9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 207, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 81.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -8.79, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 12.3, 224.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.289, 58.632, 74.194)`
Decimal	`11456473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECFD9, 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 #AECFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #AECFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecfd9; }
.text { color: #aecfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 207 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecfd9, #aebad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AECFD9?: #AECFD9 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 #AECFD9?: The RGB value is 174, 207, 217: 174 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECFD9?: The complementary color is #D9B8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.