What color is #AED1D7?

#AED1D7 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 #AED1D7?

The RGB value is 174, 209, 215: 174 red, 209 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED1D7?

The complementary color is #D7B4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED1D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED1D7 color

#AED1D7 rgb(174, 209, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AED1D7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82% green and 84.3% blue (174, 209, 215).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 34% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#AED1D7 color codes

HEX	`#AED1D7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 209, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 34%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.57, -10.26, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.57, 12.32, 213.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.518, 59.504, 72.995)`
Decimal	`11456983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED1D7, 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 #AED1D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED1D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #AED1D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed1d7; }
.text { color: #aed1d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed1d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 209 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed1d7, #aebdd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AED1D7?: #AED1D7 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 #AED1D7?: The RGB value is 174, 209, 215: 174 red, 209 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED1D7?: The complementary color is #D7B4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED1D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.