AEC4E2

#AEC4E2 closest to Breeze

#AEC4E2 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.9% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(174, 196, 226)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 47% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #AEC4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.79:1.

#AEC4E2 color conversion

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Variations of #AEC4E2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AEC4E2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEC4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEC4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4C0E1
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC5E3
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C4E3
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4C0E1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3C1E2
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A0CACE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9C7D9
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC3CB

#AEC4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#AEC4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.79:1 Very good#AEC4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEC4E2 in CSS

/* Breeze */
.color { color: #AEC4E2; }
.background { background-color: #AEC4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEC4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 196 226);
color: hsl(215 47% 78%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.049 256.2);

#AEC4E2 FAQ

What color is #AEC4E2?

#AEC4E2 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Breeze. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEC4E2?

#AEC4E2 is rgb(174, 196, 226) in RGB, hsl(215, 47%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEC4E2?

The complementary color of #AEC4E2 is #E2CCAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEC4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEC4E2: 11.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEC4E2 a warm or cool color?

#AEC4E2 is a cool color.