#AEC6BC#AEC6BC
#AEC6BC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.530; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.030 H 168.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC6BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 17%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(155, 12%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.88, -10.06, 2.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.88, 10.31, 167.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.56% -0.0289 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.56% 0.03 168.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7246, 53.0168, 55.3388) |
| Luminance | 0.5302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.17
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 10.11
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 10.29
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 10.84
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 11.29
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC6BC #C6AEB8
analogous
#AEC6B0 #AEC6BC #AEC4C6
triadic
#AEC6BC #BCAEC6 #C6BCAE
tetradic
#AEC6BC #B0AEC6 #C6AEB8 #C4C6AE
square
#AEC6BC #B0AEC6 #C6AEB8 #C4C6AE
split-complementary
#AEC6BC #C6AEC4 #C6B0AE
monochromatic
#679380 #8AAD9E #AEC6BC #D2DFDA #EDF2F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#AEC6BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.60
#AEC6BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC6BC
11.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC6BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC6BC | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.60 | 11.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0BFBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9C6C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec6bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 198, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.030 168.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d7d0',
500: '#aec6bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec6bc; $custom-light: #c6d7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec6bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 198,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155,
"s": 17.391,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80562,
"c": 0.02953,
"h": 168.6
},
"luminance": 0.53018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC6BC
secondary
#9A7E8A
accent
#4A6C9C
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#828383