What color is #AEDBD6?

#AEDBD6 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 #AEDBD6?

The RGB value is 174, 219, 214: 174 red, 219 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDBD6?

The complementary color is #DBAEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBD6 color

#AEDBD6 rgb(174, 219, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEDBD6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.9% green and 83.9% blue (174, 219, 214).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#AEDBD6 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBD6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -15.58, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 15.76, 188.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.921, 64.515, 73.164)`
Decimal	`11459542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBD6, 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 #AEDBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #AEDBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbd6; }
.text { color: #aedbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbd6, #aec9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEDBD6?: #AEDBD6 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 #AEDBD6?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 214: 174 red, 219 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBD6?: The complementary color is #DBAEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.