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AEDCDC

#AEDCDC closest to Catch the Wave

#AEDCDC 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 86.3% blue (rgb(174, 220, 220)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 40% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #AEDCDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.07:1.

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Variations of #AEDCDC

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

How #AEDCDC 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 #CDD0DC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D7DC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD8DC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD0DC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D5DC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FDFDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8DDDC
  • 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 #CBD6D6

#AEDCDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#AEDCDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.07:1 Super#AEDCDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEDCDC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 220 220);
color: hsl(180 40% 77%);
color: oklch(0.862 0.048 196.3);

#AEDCDC FAQ

What color is #AEDCDC?

#AEDCDC 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 #AEDCDC?

#AEDCDC is rgb(174, 220, 220) in RGB, hsl(180, 40%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEDCDC?

The complementary color of #AEDCDC is #DCAEAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEDCDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEDCDC: 14.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEDCDC a warm or cool color?

#AEDCDC is a cool color.