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AECECD

#AECECD closest to Wave

#AECECD is a light gray; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(174, 206, 205)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 25% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #AECECD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.51:1.

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Variations of #AECECD

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3C6CD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CACBCD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CBCD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3C6CD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC9CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5D0CE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AACFCD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C9C9

#AECECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#AECECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.51:1 Super#AECECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AECECD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 206 205);
color: hsl(178 25% 75%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.034 194.2);

#AECECD FAQ

What color is #AECECD?

#AECECD 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 #AECECD?

#AECECD is rgb(174, 206, 205) in RGB, hsl(178, 25%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECECD?

The complementary color of #AECECD is #CEAEAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECECD: 12.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECECD a warm or cool color?

#AECECD is a neutral color.