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#aec0c5

Color #aec0c5

A muted light cyan.

Conversions

HEX
#aec0c5
RGB
rgb(174, 192, 197)
HSL
hsl(193, 16.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(193, 11.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK
cmyk(11.7%, 2.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
LAB
lab(76.51, -5.12, -4.61)
LCH
lch(76.51, 6.89, 222)
OKLCH
oklch(79.6%, 0.021, 216.27)
HWB
hwb(193, 68.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b3ae

Analogous

#aec5be
#aec0c5
#aeb4c5

Triadic

#aec0c5
#c5aec0
#c0c5ae

Split-complementary

#aec0c5
#c5aeb4
#c5beae

Tetradic

#aec0c5
#b3aec5
#c5b3ae
#c0c5ae

Square

#aec0c5
#beaec5
#c5b3ae
#b4c5ae

Shades

Color #aec0c5 mixed toward black.

#8aa4ab
#678790
#4d656c
#344448
#1a2224

Tints

Color #aec0c5 mixed toward white.

#bbcacf
#c9d5d8
#d6dfe2
#e4eaec
#f1f4f5

Tones

Color #aec0c5 mixed toward gray.

#b0bfc3
#b2bec1
#b4bdbf
#b6bcbd
#b7babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.88:1
Aa Black text on this color
11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b4c4 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#afc3c3 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #aec0c5;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#aec0c5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
Sky Blue #87ceeb
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
Light Sky Blue #87cefa
Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#aec0c5 (#aec0c5) is rgb(174, 192, 197) in RGB.

No, #aec0c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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