AEDECF

#AEDECF closest to Bay

#AEDECF is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(174, 222, 207)). Its HSL value is 161° hue, 42% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. #AEDECF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.15:1.

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Variations of #AEDECF

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2D1D0
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD8CE
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D9CF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D1D0
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D6D0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3DFD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9DED4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD6D3

#AEDECF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#AEDECF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.15:1 Super#AEDECF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEDECF in CSS

/* Bay */
.color { color: #AEDECF; }
.background { background-color: #AEDECF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEDECF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 222 207);
color: hsl(161 42% 78%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.054 173.9);

#AEDECF FAQ

What color is #AEDECF?

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

What is the RGB value of #AEDECF?

#AEDECF is rgb(174, 222, 207) in RGB, hsl(161, 42%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEDECF?

The complementary color of #AEDECF is #DEAEBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEDECF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEDECF: 14.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEDECF a warm or cool color?

#AEDECF is a cool color.