What color is #AEDAD3?

#AEDAD3 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 #AEDAD3?

The RGB value is 174, 218, 211: 174 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDAD3?

The complementary color is #DAAEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDAD3 color

#AEDAD3 rgb(174, 218, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEDAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.5% green and 82.7% blue (174, 218, 211).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#AEDAD3 color codes

HEX	`#AEDAD3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 218, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -15.7, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 15.75, 184.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.281, 63.843, 71.078)`
Decimal	`11459283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDAD3, 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 #AEDAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #AEDAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedad3; }
.text { color: #aedad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 218 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedad3, #aecbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEDAD3?: #AEDAD3 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 #AEDAD3?: The RGB value is 174, 218, 211: 174 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDAD3?: The complementary color is #DAAEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.