What color is #AEDBD7?

#AEDBD7 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 #AEDBD7?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEDBD7?

The complementary color is #DBAEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBD7 color

#AEDBD7 rgb(174, 219, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEDBD7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#AEDBD7 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBD7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, -15.37, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 15.63, 190.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.049, 64.566, 73.839)`
Decimal	`11459543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBD7, 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 #AEDBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #AEDBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbd7; }
.text { color: #aedbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbd7, #aec8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEDBD7?: #AEDBD7 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 #AEDBD7?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 215: 174 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBD7?: The complementary color is #DBAEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.