#AEC9DB Color

#AEC9DB is rgb(174, 201, 219) in RGB and hsl(204, 38%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AEC9DB

HEX#AEC9DB

RGBrgb(174, 201, 219)

HSLhsl(204, 38%, 77%)

HSVhsv(204, 21%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.039 237.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AEC9DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AEC9DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AEC9DB Complementary#DBC0AE Analogous#AEDBD6 Analogous#AEB3DB Triadic#DBAEC9 Triadic#C9DBAE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AEC9DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9D0DF #C3D7E4 #CEDEE9 #D8E5EE #E3ECF2 #EDF3F7

Shades

#8BB1CB #6497B9 #497EA2 #37607B #284558 #162631

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