#AEC9C8#AEC9C8
#AEC9C8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.029 H 193.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC9C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 201, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 20%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 13%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 0.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -9.24, -2.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 9.59, 195.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% -0.0283 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.029 193.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7649, 54.9409, 62.6678) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.12
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.31
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.61
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 10.20
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.72
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC9C8 #C9AEAF
analogous
#AEC9BA #AEC9C8 #AEBCC9
triadic
#AEC9C8 #C8AEC9 #C9C8AE
tetradic
#AEC9C8 #BAAEC9 #C9AEAF #BCC9AE
square
#AEC9C8 #BAAEC9 #C9AEAF #BCC9AE
split-complementary
#AEC9C8 #C9AEBC #C9BAAE
monochromatic
#659896 #89B1AF #AEC9C8 #D3E1E1 #EDF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#AEC9C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#AEC9C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC9C8
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC9C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC9C8 | 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)
#C5C6C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C2C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec9c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 201, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.029 193.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d9d8',
500: '#aec9c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec9c8; $custom-light: #c6d9d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec9c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 201,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 20,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81554,
"c": 0.02913,
"h": 193.9
},
"luminance": 0.54942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC9C8
secondary
#9D7E7F
accent
#474A9E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#828383