Information about #AEC1BE color

#AEC1BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEC1BE is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 193, 190) (68.2% red, 75.7% green, 74.5% blue), or CMYK 7 / 0 / 1 / 24 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AEC1BE is a calm, restrained cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Opal (#A8C3BC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 193, 190) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AEC1BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #AEC1BE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AEC1BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEC1BE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEC1BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEC1BE
  • RGB174, 193, 190
  • CMYK7, 0, 1, 24
  • CSSrgb(174, 193, 190)
  • HSL171°, 13%, 72%
  • HSL Precise170.526°, 13.287%, 71.961%
  • HSV171°, 10%, 76%
  • HSB171°, 10%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.757, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.757, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.757, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEC1BE
  • DECIMAL ID11452862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01