Recognised as Colour
#AEE4D7
- #AEE4D7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AEE4D7 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 228, 215 and HSL 166°, 50%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#AEE4D7#AEE4D7
HEX#AEE4D7
RGBrgb(174, 228, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8941, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.2%, 89.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(165.6, 50%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 23.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 5.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,847
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE4D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#511B28
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4AEBB
Analogous#AEE4BC, #AED6E4
Triadic#D7AEE4, #E4D7AE
Split complementary#E4AED6, #E4BCAE
Tetradic#BCAEE4, #E4AEBB, #D6E4AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G228
B215
Red174 (68.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue165.56°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E4 · B D7
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