What color is #AEDBD8?

#AEDBD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDBD8?

The RGB value is 174, 219, 216: 174 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDBD8?

The complementary color is #DBAEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBD8 color

#AEDBD8 rgb(174, 219, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEDBD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.9% green and 84.7% blue (174, 219, 216).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 13.92:1).

#AEDBD8 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBD8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.29, -15.16, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.29, 15.53, 192.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.178, 64.618, 74.518)`
Decimal	`11459544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBD8, 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 #AEDBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #AEDBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbd8; }
.text { color: #aedbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbd8, #aec8db); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEDBD8?: #AEDBD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDBD8?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 216: 174 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBD8?: The complementary color is #DBAEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.