AED5CE

#AED5CE closest to Whirlpool

#AED5CE is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Whirlpool. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(174, 213, 206)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 32% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. #AED5CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.21:1.

#AED5CE color conversion

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Variations of #AED5CE

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.

#AED5CE 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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#AED5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AED5CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CACBCF
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D0CE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8D1CE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CACBCF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2CECE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4D7D3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAD6D0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CFCD

#AED5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#AED5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.21:1 Super#AED5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AED5CE in CSS

/* Whirlpool */
.color { color: #AED5CE; }
.background { background-color: #AED5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AED5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 213 206);
color: hsl(169 32% 76%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.042 183.2);

#AED5CE FAQ

What color is #AED5CE?

#AED5CE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Whirlpool. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AED5CE?

#AED5CE is rgb(174, 213, 206) in RGB, hsl(169, 32%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AED5CE?

The complementary color of #AED5CE is #D5AEB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AED5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AED5CE: 13.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AED5CE a warm or cool color?

#AED5CE is a cool color.