What color is #AED3CD?

#AED3CD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED3CD?

The RGB value is 174, 211, 205: 174 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED3CD?

The complementary color is #D3AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED3CD color

#AED3CD rgb(174, 211, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AED3CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82.7% green and 80.4% blue (174, 211, 205).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#AED3CD color codes

HEX	`#AED3CD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 211, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, -13.38, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 13.42, 184.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.766, 59.993, 66.598)`
Decimal	`11457485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED3CD, 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 #AED3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #AED3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed3cd; }
.text { color: #aed3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 211 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed3cd, #aec6d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AED3CD?: #AED3CD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED3CD?: The RGB value is 174, 211, 205: 174 red, 211 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED3CD?: The complementary color is #D3AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.