#aecdcd

Color #aecdcd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aecdcd

RGB

rgb(174, 205, 205)

HSL

hsl(180, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(80.22, -10.29, -3.46)

LCH

lch(80.22, 10.86, 198.59)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0332, 196.47)

HWB

hwb(180, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdaeae

Analogous

#aecdbd

#aecdcd

#aebdcd

Triadic

#aecdcd

#cdaecd

#cdcdae

Split-complementary

#aecdcd

#cdaebd

#cdbdae

Tetradic

#aecdcd

#aeaecd

#cdaeae

#cdcdae

Square

#aecdcd

#bdaecd

#cdaeae

#bdcdae

Shades

Color #aecdcd mixed toward black.

#87b5b5

#609c9c

#487575

#304e4e

#182727

Tints

Color #aecdcd mixed toward white.

#bbd5d5

#c9dede

#d6e6e6

#e4eeee

#f1f7f7

Tones

Color #aecdcd mixed toward gray.

#b1caca

#b3c8c8

#b6c5c5

#b8c3c3

#bbc0c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdcd · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#bab8cd · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#b0cdcd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aecdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aecdcd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#aecdcd (#aecdcd) is rgb(174, 205, 205) in RGB.

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

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