AECCCA

#AECCCA closest to Wave

#AECCCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.0% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(174, 204, 202)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 23% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #AECCCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.29:1.

#AECCCA color conversion

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Variations of #AECCCA

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.

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

How #AECCCA 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 #C2C4CA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C9CA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C9CA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C4CA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC7CA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6CECB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABCDCB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C7C7

#AECCCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#AECCCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.29:1 Super#AECCCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AECCCA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 204 202);
color: hsl(176 23% 74%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.032 191.6);

#AECCCA FAQ

What color is #AECCCA?

#AECCCA 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 #AECCCA?

#AECCCA is rgb(174, 204, 202) in RGB, hsl(176, 23%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECCCA?

The complementary color of #AECCCA is #CCAEB0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECCCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECCCA: 12.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECCCA a warm or cool color?

#AECCCA is a neutral color.