#aec2cd

Color #aec2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aec2cd

RGB

rgb(174, 194, 205)

HSL

hsl(201.3, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.3, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.27, -4.53, -7.81)

LCH

lch(77.27, 9.03, 239.89)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0268, 231.81)

HWB

hwb(201.3, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb9ae

Analogous

#aecdc8

#aec2cd

#aeb2cd

Triadic

#aec2cd

#cdaec2

#c2cdae

Split-complementary

#aec2cd

#cdaeb2

#cdc8ae

Tetradic

#aec2cd

#b9aecd

#cdb9ae

#c2cdae

Square

#aec2cd

#c8aecd

#cdb9ae

#b2cdae

Shades

Color #aec2cd mixed toward black.

#87a5b5

#60879c

#486575

#30434e

#182227

Tints

Color #aec2cd mixed toward white.

#bbccd5

#c9d6de

#d6e0e6

#e4ebee

#f1f5f7

Tones

Color #aec2cd mixed toward gray.

#b1c1ca

#b3c0c8

#b6c0c5

#b8bfc3

#bbbec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ca · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b4ca · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#afc8c8 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec2cd]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#aec2cd (#aec2cd) is rgb(174, 194, 205) in RGB.

No, #aec2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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