What color is #AED9DB?

#AED9DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED9DB?

The RGB value is 174, 217, 219: 174 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED9DB?

The complementary color is #DBB0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED9DB color

#AED9DB rgb(174, 217, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AED9DB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.1% green and 85.9% blue (174, 217, 219).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#AED9DB color codes

HEX	`#AED9DB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 217, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.83, -13.51, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.83, 14.63, 202.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.051, 63.737, 76.406)`
Decimal	`11459035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED9DB, 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 #AED9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #AED9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed9db; }
.text { color: #aed9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 217 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed9db, #aec3db); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AED9DB?: #AED9DB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED9DB?: The RGB value is 174, 217, 219: 174 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED9DB?: The complementary color is #DBB0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.