Information about #AEC5C8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEC5C8 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 197, 200) (68.2% red, 77.3% green, 78.4% blue), or CMYK 10 / 1 / 0 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AEC5C8 is a gently muted aqua cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 197, 200)), which gives #AEC5C8 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AEC5C8 color variations

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

#AEC5C8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEC5C8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEC5C8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEC5C8 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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#AEC5C8 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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Nearest named colors to #AEC5C8

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

#AEC5C8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEC5C8
  • RGB174, 197, 200
  • CMYK10, 1, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(174, 197, 200)
  • HSL187°, 19%, 73%
  • HSL Precise186.923°, 19.118%, 73.333%
  • HSV187°, 13%, 78%
  • HSB187°, 13%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.773, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.773, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.773, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEC5C8
  • DECIMAL ID11453896
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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