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AEDCD9

#AEDCD9 closest to Catch the Wave

#AEDCD9 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 85.1% blue (rgb(174, 220, 217)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 40% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. #AEDCD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.04:1.

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Variations of #AEDCD9

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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#AEDCD9 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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#AEDCD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEDCD9 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 #CDD0DA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D7D9
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD8D9
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD0DA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D4D9
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A0DFDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8DDDA
  • 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 #CBD5D5

#AEDCD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#AEDCD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.04:1 Super#AEDCD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEDCD9 in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #AEDCD9; }
.background { background-color: #AEDCD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEDCD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 220 217);
color: hsl(176 40% 77%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.048 191.4);

#AEDCD9 FAQ

What color is #AEDCD9?

#AEDCD9 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 #AEDCD9?

#AEDCD9 is rgb(174, 220, 217) in RGB, hsl(176, 40%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEDCD9?

The complementary color of #AEDCD9 is #DCAEB1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEDCD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEDCD9: 14.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEDCD9 a warm or cool color?

#AEDCD9 is a cool color.