What color is #AED0CA?

#AED0CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED0CA?

The RGB value is 174, 208, 202: 174 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED0CA?

The complementary color is #D0AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED0CA color

#AED0CA rgb(174, 208, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AED0CA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (174, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#AED0CA color codes

HEX	`#AED0CA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.95, -12.45, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.95, 12.47, 183.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.669, 58.373, 64.463)`
Decimal	`11456714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED0CA, 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 #AED0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #AED0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed0ca; }
.text { color: #aed0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed0ca, #aec5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AED0CA?: #AED0CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED0CA?: The RGB value is 174, 208, 202: 174 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED0CA?: The complementary color is #D0AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.