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#AECBCA closest to Wave

#AECBCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(174, 203, 202)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 22% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AECBCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.19:1.

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#AECBCA color conversion

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Variations of #AECBCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AECBCA 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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#AECBCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1C3CA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C8CA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C8CA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C3CA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCC6CA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6CDCB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABCCCA
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C7C6

#AECBCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#AECBCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.19:1 Super#AECBCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AECBCA in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #AECBCA; }
.background { background-color: #AECBCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AECBCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 203 202);
color: hsl(178 22% 74%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.031 194.0);

#AECBCA FAQ

What color is #AECBCA?

#AECBCA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AECBCA?

#AECBCA is rgb(174, 203, 202) in RGB, hsl(178, 22%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECBCA?

The complementary color of #AECBCA is #CBAEAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECBCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECBCA: 12.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECBCA a warm or cool color?

#AECBCA is a neutral color.