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#AED0CA closest to Wave

#AED0CA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(174, 208, 202)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 27% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. #AED0CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.67:1.

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Variations of #AED0CA

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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#AED0CA 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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#AED0CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AED0CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6C7CB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDCCCA
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5CCCA
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6C7CB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCACA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5D2CE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAD1CC
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3CBC9

#AED0CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#AED0CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.67:1 Super#AED0CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AED0CA in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #AED0CA; }
.background { background-color: #AED0CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AED0CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 208 202);
color: hsl(169 27% 75%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.037 183.6);

#AED0CA FAQ

What color is #AED0CA?

#AED0CA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AED0CA?

#AED0CA is rgb(174, 208, 202) in RGB, hsl(169, 27%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AED0CA?

The complementary color of #AED0CA is #D0AEB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AED0CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AED0CA: 12.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AED0CA a warm or cool color?

#AED0CA is a cool color.