All About Color #AEC9CB

#AEC9CB

About #AEC9CB

#AEC9CB is a light cyan color with the hex code #AEC9CB. In RGB it is red 174, green 201, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 22%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 14%, 1%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.75:1 on white and 12.02:1 on black.

#AEC9CB Color Conversion

Hex tripletAE, C9, CB
CMYK14.29%, 0.99%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal174, 201, 203
HSL184°, 22%, 74%
RGB Octal256, 311, 313
HSV (HSB)184.14°, 14.29%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10101110, 11001001, 11001011
CIE-L*AB79.09, -8.62, -4.06
RGB Percent68.24%, 78.82%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH79.09, 9.53, 205.22
XYZ49.12, 55.08, 64.54
CIE-L*UV79.09, -14.42, -4.70
xyY0.29, 0.33, 55.08
Hunter-Lab74.22, -11.74, 0.39
RYB68.24%, 73.72%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AEC9CB on a dark background: contrast 12.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AEC9CB on a light background: contrast 1.75:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AEC9CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AEC9CB · #E6EEEF · #76A4A7 · #CBB0AE · #EFE7E6

Analogous palette

#AECBB0 · #AECBBF · #AEC9CB · #AEBBCB · #B0AECB

Triadic palette

#AEC9CB · #CBAEC9 · #C9CBAE · #E6EEEF · #EFE6EE

Tetradic palette

#AEC9CB · #BFAECB · #CBB0AE · #BBCBAE · #76A4A7

Monochromatic palette

#588689 · #7FAAAD · #AEC9CB · #DDE8E9 · #EFF5F5

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