What color is #AEBBA8?

#AEBBA8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBBA8?

The RGB value is 174, 187, 168: 174 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBBA8?

The complementary color is #B5A8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBBA8 color

#AEBBA8 rgb(174, 187, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBBA8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.3% green and 65.9% blue (174, 187, 168).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#AEBBA8 color codes

HEX	`#AEBBA8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 187, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -8.04, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 11.4, 134.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.293, 47.366, 43.953)`
Decimal	`11451304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBBA8, 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 #AEBBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #AEBBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebba8; }
.text { color: #aebba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 187 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebba8, #a8bbab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEBBA8?: #AEBBA8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBBA8?: The RGB value is 174, 187, 168: 174 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBBA8?: The complementary color is #B5A8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.