What color is #AED1CD?

#AED1CD 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 #AED1CD?

The RGB value is 174, 209, 205: 174 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED1CD?

The complementary color is #D1AEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED1CD color

#AED1CD rgb(174, 209, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AED1CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (174, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#AED1CD color codes

HEX	`#AED1CD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.29, -12.35, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.29, 12.49, 188.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.273, 59.006, 66.434)`
Decimal	`11456973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED1CD, 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 #AED1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #AED1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed1cd; }
.text { color: #aed1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed1cd, #aec4d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AED1CD?: #AED1CD 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 #AED1CD?: The RGB value is 174, 209, 205: 174 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED1CD?: The complementary color is #D1AEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.