#AEC6CA#AEC6CA
#AEC6CA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.027 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 21%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 14%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.26, -7.26, -4.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.26, 8.67, 213.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.98% -0.0233 -0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.98% 0.027 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3077, 53.6500, 63.6760) |
| Luminance | 0.5365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.50
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.75
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.01
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.48
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.76
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC6CA #CAB2AE
analogous
#AECAC0 #AEC6CA #AEB8CA
triadic
#AEC6CA #CAAEC6 #C6CAAE
tetradic
#AEC6CA #C0AECA #CAB2AE #B8CAAE
square
#AEC6CA #C0AECA #CAB2AE #B8CAAE
split-complementary
#AEC6CA #CAAEB8 #CAC0AE
monochromatic
#649299 #89ACB2 #AEC6CA #D3E0E2 #EDF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#AEC6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.73
#AEC6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC6CA
11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC6CA | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.73 | 11.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C4CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6C8C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 198, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.027 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d7da',
500: '#aec6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec6ca; $custom-light: #c6d7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 198,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 20.896,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80979,
"c": 0.02663,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.53651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC6CA
secondary
#9F827E
accent
#53469F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#828383