#aecaca

Color #aecaca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aecaca

RGB

rgb(174, 202, 202)

HSL

hsl(180, 20.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 13.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 0%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.33, -9.35, -3.16)

LCH

lch(79.33, 9.87, 198.67)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0302, 196.57)

HWB

hwb(180, 68.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caaeae

Analogous

#aecabc

#aecaca

#aebcca

Triadic

#aecaca

#caaeca

#cacaae

Split-complementary

#aecaca

#caaebc

#cabcae

Tetradic

#aecaca

#aeaeca

#caaeae

#cacaae

Square

#aecaca

#bcaeca

#caaeae

#bccaae

Shades

Color #aecaca mixed toward black.

#88b1b1

#639797

#4a7272

#324c4c

#192626

Tints

Color #aecaca mixed toward white.

#bbd3d3

#c9dcdc

#d6e4e4

#e4eded

#f1f6f6

Tones

Color #aecaca mixed toward gray.

#b0c8c8

#b3c5c5

#b5c3c3

#b7c1c1

#babebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbca · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#b9b7ca · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b0caca · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aecaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aecaca]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#aecaca (#aecaca) is rgb(174, 202, 202) in RGB.

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

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