Information about #AEE5D8 color

#AEE5D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AEE5D8 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 229, 216) — 68.2% red, 89.8% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 5 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AEE5D8 is a confidently colored water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ice Cold (#AFE3D6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Aquamarine (#B0E9D5) and Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 229, 216) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEE5D8: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEE5D8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEE5D8 color variations

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

#AEE5D8 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 #AEE5D8

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEE5D8
  • RGB174, 229, 216
  • CMYK22, 0, 5, 10
  • CSSrgb(174, 229, 216)
  • HSL166°, 51%, 79%
  • HSL Precise165.818°, 51.402%, 79.02%
  • HSV166°, 24%, 90%
  • HSB166°, 24%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.898, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.898, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.898, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEE5D8
  • DECIMAL ID11462104
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01