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#AEACC3 Color

#AEACC3 is rgb(174, 172, 195) in RGB, hsl(245, 16%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEACC3
HEX#AEACC3
RGBrgb(174, 172, 195)
HSLhsl(245, 16%, 72%)
HSVhsv(245, 12%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.033 289.6)
LABlab(71.08% 4.14 -11.51)
LCHlch(71.08% 12.24 289.77)

What #AEACC3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEACC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.11Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.1Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.2Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.32Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.34Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AEACC3 Channel Values

How #AEACC3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 172 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 16% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 12% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEACC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEACC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEACC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEACC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEACC3
Complementary
#C1C3AC
Analogous
#ACB6C3
Analogous
#BAACC3
Triadic
#C3AEAC
Triadic
#ACC3AE
Split comp.
#C3BAAC
Split comp.
#B6C3AC

Tints & Shades of #AEACC3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BAB8CC
#C2C1D2
#CECDDB
#D9D9E3
#E5E4EC
#EEEDF2

Shades

#918FAE
#77749A
#5F5C7F
#494762
#333144
#1F1E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEACC3.

How #AEACC3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEACC3
Protanopia#ACACC3
Protanomaly#ADACC3
Deuteranopia#ADADC3
Deuteranomaly#ADACC3
Tritanopia#ABAFAF
Tritanomaly#ACAEB7
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEACC3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aeacc3: #AEACC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEACC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeacc3': '#AEACC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.675, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_aeacc3">#AEACC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEACC3"

More Blue Colors

#AEACC3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEACC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEACC3?

#AEACC3 is a light blue — rgb(174, 172, 195) in RGB and hsl(245, 16%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #AEACC3?

#AEACC3 is rgb(174, 172, 195) — red 174, green 172, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEACC3?

#AEACC3 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEACC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEACC3 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEACC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEACC3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.8, which is visibly different.

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