#AECEC6#AECEC6
#AECEC6 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.572; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.036 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AECEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 206, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 25%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 16%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 3.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.30, -12.23, 0.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.30, 12.23, 178.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.56% -0.0359 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.56% 0.036 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7173, 57.2172, 61.8397) |
| Luminance | 0.5722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.56
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.42
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.68
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 10.21
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 10.63
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AECEC6 #CEAEB6
analogous
#AECEB6 #AECEC6 #AEC6CE
triadic
#AECEC6 #C6AECE #CEC6AE
tetradic
#AECEC6 #B6AECE #CEAEB6 #C6CEAE
square
#AECEC6 #B6AECE #CEAEB6 #C6CEAE
split-complementary
#AECEC6 #CEAEC6 #CEB6AE
monochromatic
#62A090 #88B7AB #AECEC6 #D4E5E1 #ECF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#AECEC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.44
#AECEC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AECEC6
12.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AECEC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AECEC6 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.44 | 12.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCAC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C5C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6CFCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aecec6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 206, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.036 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ddd7',
500: '#aecec6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aecec6; $custom-light: #c6ddd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aecec6",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 206,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 24.615,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82563,
"c": 0.03594,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.57219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AECEC6
secondary
#A37D87
accent
#425BA3
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483