#AEC9CC#AEC9CC
#AEC9CC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.029 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 23%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 15%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.12, -8.42, -4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.12, 9.57, 208.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.68% -0.0267 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.68% 0.029 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2385, 55.1304, 65.1620) |
| Luminance | 0.5513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.96
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.88
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.46
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.32
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 9.71
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 10.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC9CC #CCB1AE
analogous
#AECCC0 #AEC9CC #AEBACC
triadic
#AEC9CC #CCAEC9 #C9CCAE
tetradic
#AEC9CC #C0AECC #CCB1AE #BACCAE
square
#AEC9CC #C0AECC #CCB1AE #BACCAE
split-complementary
#AEC9CC #CCAEBA #CCC0AE
monochromatic
#63979D #88B0B4 #AEC9CC #D4E2E4 #ECF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#AEC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#AEC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC9CC
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC9CC | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5CBCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.029 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d9db',
500: '#aec9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec9cc; $custom-light: #c6d9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 22.727,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81677,
"c": 0.02941,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.55132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC9CC
secondary
#A1817D
accent
#4E44A1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131415
muted
#828384