AECCCD

#AECCCD closest to Wave

#AECCCD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(174, 204, 205)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 24% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AECCCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.32:1.

#AECCCD color conversion

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Variations of #AECCCD

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.

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

How #AECCCD 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 #C1C4CD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C9CD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C9CD
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C4CD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCC7CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5CECC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AACDCD
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C8C8

#AECCCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#AECCCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.32:1 Super#AECCCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #AECCCD

Palettes with #AECCCD

#AECCCD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 204 205);
color: hsl(182 24% 74%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.032 199.0);

#AECCCD FAQ

What color is #AECCCD?

#AECCCD 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 #AECCCD?

#AECCCD is rgb(174, 204, 205) in RGB, hsl(182, 24%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECCCD?

The complementary color of #AECCCD is #CDAFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECCCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECCCD: 12.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECCCD a warm or cool color?

#AECCCD is a neutral color.