What color is #AED3D5?

#AED3D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED3D5?

The RGB value is 174, 211, 213: 174 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED3D5?

The complementary color is #D5B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED3D5 color

#AED3D5 rgb(174, 211, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AED3D5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82.7% green and 83.5% blue (174, 211, 213).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#AED3D5 color codes

HEX	`#AED3D5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 211, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.05, -11.71, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.05, 12.75, 203.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.757, 60.39, 71.815)`
Decimal	`11457493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED3D5, 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 #AED3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #AED3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed3d5; }
.text { color: #aed3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 211 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed3d5, #aec0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AED3D5?: #AED3D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED3D5?: The RGB value is 174, 211, 213: 174 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED3D5?: The complementary color is #D5B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.