What color is #AED6EB?

#AED6EB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED6EB?

The RGB value is 174, 214, 235: 174 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED6EB?

The complementary color is #EBC3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED6EB color

#AED6EB rgb(174, 214, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AED6EB is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.9% green and 92.2% blue (174, 214, 235).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ariel (#AED7EA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#AED6EB color codes

HEX	`#AED6EB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 214, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 83.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -8.44, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 16.87, 240)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.493, 63.088, 87.782)`
Decimal	`11458283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED6EB, 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 #AED6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #AED6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed6eb; }
.text { color: #aed6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 214 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed6eb, #aeb8eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AED6EB?: #AED6EB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED6EB?: The RGB value is 174, 214, 235: 174 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED6EB?: The complementary color is #EBC3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.