#aecdd2

Color #aecdd2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#aecdd2

RGB

rgb(174, 205, 210)

HSL

hsl(188.3, 28.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.3, 17.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(80.36, -9.25, -5.94)

LCH

lch(80.36, 10.99, 212.71)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0339, 208.38)

HWB

hwb(188.3, 68.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2b3ae

Analogous

#aed2c5

#aecdd2

#aebbd2

Triadic

#aecdd2

#d2aecd

#cdd2ae

Split-complementary

#aecdd2

#d2aebb

#d2c5ae

Tetradic

#aecdd2

#b3aed2

#d2b3ae

#cdd2ae

Square

#aecdd2

#c5aed2

#d2b3ae

#bbd2ae

Shades

Color #aecdd2 mixed toward black.

#85b4bb

#5c9aa4

#45747b

#2e4d52

#172729

Tints

Color #aecdd2 mixed toward white.

#bcd5da

#c9dee1

#d7e6e9

#e4eef0

#f2f7f8

Tones

Color #aecdd2 mixed toward gray.

#b1cbcf

#b4c9cc

#b7c7c9

#bac4c6

#bdc2c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdd1 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#bab8d1 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b0d0d0 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aecdd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aecdd2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#aecdd2 (#aecdd2) is rgb(174, 205, 210) in RGB.

No, #aecdd2 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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