What color is #AEDED5?

#AEDED5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDED5?

The RGB value is 174, 222, 213: 174 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDED5?

The complementary color is #DEAEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDED5 color

#AEDED5 rgb(174, 222, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEDED5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 87.1% green and 83.5% blue (174, 222, 213).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#AEDED5 color codes

HEX	`#AEDED5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 222, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 87.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -17.3, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 17.31, 182.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.584, 66.043, 72.757)`
Decimal	`11460309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDED5, 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 #AEDED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #AEDED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeded5; }
.text { color: #aeded5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeded5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 222 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeded5, #aecfde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #AEDED5?: #AEDED5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDED5?: The RGB value is 174, 222, 213: 174 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDED5?: The complementary color is #DEAEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.