#AEC9E0 Color

#AEC9E0 is rgb(174, 201, 224) in RGB and hsl(208, 45%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AEC9E0

HEX#AEC9E0

RGBrgb(174, 201, 224)

HSLhsl(208, 45%, 78%)

HSVhsv(208, 22%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.044 244)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AEC9E0 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 text12.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AEC9E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AEC9E0 Complementary#E0C5AE Analogous#AEE0DE Analogous#AEAFE0 Triadic#E0AEC9 Triadic#C9E0AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AEC9E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9D0E4 #C4D7E9 #CFDFED #D6E4F0 #E1EBF4 #EDF3F8

Shades

#85ADD1 #6095C3 #4179AA #325F85 #23425C #152737

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