#aecbcd

Color #aecbcd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aecbcd

RGB

rgb(174, 203, 205)

HSL

hsl(183.9, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.9, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.68, -9.25, -4.25)

LCH

lch(79.68, 10.18, 204.68)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0312, 201.63)

HWB

hwb(183.9, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb0ae

Analogous

#aecdbf

#aecbcd

#aebbcd

Triadic

#aecbcd

#cdaecb

#cbcdae

Split-complementary

#aecbcd

#cdaebb

#cdbfae

Tetradic

#aecbcd

#b0aecd

#cdb0ae

#cbcdae

Square

#aecbcd

#bfaecd

#cdb0ae

#bbcdae

Shades

Color #aecbcd mixed toward black.

#87b2b5

#60989c

#487275

#304c4e

#182627

Tints

Color #aecbcd mixed toward white.

#bbd4d5

#c9dcde

#d6e5e6

#e4eeee

#f1f6f7

Tones

Color #aecbcd mixed toward gray.

#b1c9ca

#b3c6c8

#b6c4c5

#b8c2c3

#bbc0c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbccd · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#bab7cc · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#b0cccc · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aecbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aecbcd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#aecbcd (#aecbcd) is rgb(174, 203, 205) in RGB.

No, #aecbcd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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