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AEDCD5

#AEDCD5 closest to Catch the Wave

#AEDCD5 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 86.3% green and 83.5% blue (rgb(174, 220, 213)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 40% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. #AEDCD5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.00:1.

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Variations of #AEDCD5

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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#AEDCD5 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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#AEDCD5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEDCD5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CED0D6
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D7D5
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD7D5
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED0D6
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6D4D6
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1DEDA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9DDD7
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAD5D3

#AEDCD5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#AEDCD5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.00:1 Super#AEDCD5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEDCD5 in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #AEDCD5; }
.background { background-color: #AEDCD5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEDCD5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 220 213);
color: hsl(171 40% 77%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.049 184.9);

#AEDCD5 FAQ

What color is #AEDCD5?

#AEDCD5 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEDCD5?

#AEDCD5 is rgb(174, 220, 213) in RGB, hsl(171, 40%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEDCD5?

The complementary color of #AEDCD5 is #DCAEB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEDCD5?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEDCD5: 14.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEDCD5 a warm or cool color?

#AEDCD5 is a cool color.