What color is #AEECE4?

#AEECE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEECE4?

The RGB value is 174, 236, 228: 174 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEECE4?

The complementary color is #ECAEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEECE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEECE4 color

#AEECE4 rgb(174, 236, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #AEECE4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 92.5% green and 89.4% blue (174, 236, 228).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 62% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#AEECE4 color codes

HEX	`#AEECE4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 236, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 92.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 62%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, -21.1, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 21.24, 186.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.45, 74.588, 84.543)`
Decimal	`11463908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEECE4, 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 #AEECE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEECE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #AEECE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeece4; }
.text { color: #aeece4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeece4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 236 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeece4, #aed5ec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEECE4?: #AEECE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEECE4?: The RGB value is 174, 236, 228: 174 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEECE4?: The complementary color is #ECAEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEECE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.