#aec8cd

Color #aec8cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aec8cd

RGB

rgb(174, 200, 205)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.88, -7.69, -5.44)

LCH

lch(78.88, 9.42, 215.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0289, 210.56)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb3ae

Analogous

#aecdc2

#aec8cd

#aeb8cd

Triadic

#aec8cd

#cdaec8

#c8cdae

Split-complementary

#aec8cd

#cdaeb8

#cdc2ae

Tetradic

#aec8cd

#b3aecd

#cdb3ae

#c8cdae

Square

#aec8cd

#c2aecd

#cdb3ae

#b8cdae

Shades

Color #aec8cd mixed toward black.

#87adb5

#60939c

#486e75

#30494e

#182527

Tints

Color #aec8cd mixed toward white.

#bbd1d5

#c9dade

#d6e3e6

#e4edee

#f1f6f7

Tones

Color #aec8cd mixed toward gray.

#b1c6ca

#b3c4c8

#b6c3c5

#b8c1c3

#bbbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacc · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#b8b6cc · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#afcbcb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec8cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#aec8cd (#aec8cd) is rgb(174, 200, 205) in RGB.

No, #aec8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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