Information about #AECAC3 color

#AECAC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AECAC3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 202, 195) — 68.2% red, 79.2% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 3 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AECAC3 is a gently muted aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB). Slightly further away sit Opal (#A8C3BC) and Nebula (#B8C6BE).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(174, 202, 195)), which gives #AECAC3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AECAC3: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #AECAC3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AECAC3 color variations

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

#AECAC3 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AECAC3

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

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Surf color link
Surf

#B8D4BB

Fertile Mind color link
Fertile Mind

#B9D6C2

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

#AECAC3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AECAC3
  • RGB174, 202, 195
  • CMYK11, 0, 3, 21
  • CSSrgb(174, 202, 195)
  • HSL165°, 21%, 74%
  • HSL Precise165°, 20.896%, 73.725%
  • HSV165°, 14%, 79%
  • HSB165°, 14%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.792, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.792, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.792, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAECAC3
  • DECIMAL ID11455171
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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