What color is #AED7DB?

#AED7DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED7DB?

The RGB value is 174, 215, 219: 174 red, 215 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED7DB?

The complementary color is #DBB2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED7DB color

#AED7DB rgb(174, 215, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AED7DB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 84.3% green and 85.9% blue (174, 215, 219).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#AED7DB color codes

HEX	`#AED7DB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 215, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 84.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, -12.49, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 14.03, 207.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.539, 62.712, 76.235)`
Decimal	`11458523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED7DB, 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 #AED7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #AED7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed7db; }
.text { color: #aed7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 215 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed7db, #aec1db); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AED7DB?: #AED7DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED7DB?: The RGB value is 174, 215, 219: 174 red, 215 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED7DB?: The complementary color is #DBB2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.