#AEC8D2#AEC8D2
#AEC8D2 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.031 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC8D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 200, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 29%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 17%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -6.63, -7.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 10.33, 230.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.66% -0.023 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.66% 0.031 223) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7397, 54.9591, 68.9478) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.30
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.26
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.46
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.95
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.08
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC8D2 #D2B8AE
analogous
#AED2CA #AEC8D2 #AEB6D2
triadic
#AEC8D2 #D2AEC8 #C8D2AE
tetradic
#AEC8D2 #CAAED2 #D2B8AE #B6D2AE
square
#AEC8D2 #CAAED2 #D2B8AE #B6D2AE
split-complementary
#AEC8D2 #D2AEB6 #D2CAAE
monochromatic
#5F93A6 #87ADBC #AEC8D2 #D5E3E8 #EBF2F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#AEC8D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#AEC8D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC8D2
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC8D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC8D2 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C6D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC2D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4CBCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec8d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 200, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.031 223.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d8df',
500: '#aec8d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec8d2; $custom-light: #c6d8df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec8d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 200,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.667,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81655,
"c": 0.03144,
"h": 223
},
"luminance": 0.5496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC8D2
secondary
#A8887C
accent
#5B3EA7
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384