What color is #AABEA6?

#AABEA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AABEA6?

The RGB value is 170, 190, 166: 170 red, 190 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AABEA6?

The complementary color is #BAA6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AABEA6 color

#AABEA6 rgb(170, 190, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #AABEA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 74.5% green and 65.1% blue (170, 190, 166).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#AABEA6 color codes

HEX	`#AABEA6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 190, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 74.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.9, -11.38, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.9, 15.03, 139.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.873, 48.126, 43.152)`
Decimal	`11189926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AABEA6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AABEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AABEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabea6; }
.text { color: #aabea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 190 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabea6, #a6beae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AABEA6?: #AABEA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AABEA6?: The RGB value is 170, 190, 166: 170 red, 190 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AABEA6?: The complementary color is #BAA6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.