#aec3cd

Color #aec3cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aec3cd

RGB

rgb(174, 195, 205)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.54, -5.05, -7.42)

LCH

lch(77.54, 8.98, 235.76)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0269, 228.01)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb8ae

Analogous

#aecdc8

#aec3cd

#aeb3cd

Triadic

#aec3cd

#cdaec3

#c3cdae

Split-complementary

#aec3cd

#cdaeb3

#cdc8ae

Tetradic

#aec3cd

#b8aecd

#cdb8ae

#c3cdae

Square

#aec3cd

#c8aecd

#cdb8ae

#b3cdae

Shades

Color #aec3cd mixed toward black.

#87a6b5

#60899c

#486775

#30444e

#182227

Tints

Color #aec3cd mixed toward white.

#bbcdd5

#c9d7de

#d6e1e6

#e4ebee

#f1f5f7

Tones

Color #aec3cd mixed toward gray.

#b1c2ca

#b3c1c8

#b6c0c5

#b8bfc3

#bbbec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8cb · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#b6b5ca · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#afc9c8 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec3cd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aec3cd (#aec3cd) is rgb(174, 195, 205) in RGB.

No, #aec3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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