Information about #AEC2BE color

#AEC2BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEC2BE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 194, 190) — 68.2% red, 76.1% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 2 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AEC2BE reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Opal (#A8C3BC). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Ash Gray (#B2BEB5).

The recipe behind #AEC2BE is rgb(174, 194, 190), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEC2BE: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #AEC2BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEC2BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEC2BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEC2BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEC2BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEC2BE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AEC2BE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BCC2AE
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Nearest named colors to #AEC2BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

#AEC2BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEC2BE
  • RGB174, 194, 190
  • CMYK8, 0, 2, 24
  • CSSrgb(174, 194, 190)
  • HSL168°, 14%, 72%
  • HSL Precise168°, 14.085%, 72.157%
  • HSV168°, 10%, 76%
  • HSB168°, 10%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.761, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.761, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.761, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEC2BE
  • DECIMAL ID11453118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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