What color is #AEBBAD?

#AEBBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBBAD?

The RGB value is 174, 187, 173: 174 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBBAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBBAD color

#AEBBAD rgb(174, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (174, 187, 173).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#AEBBAD color codes

HEX	`#AEBBAD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, -7.13, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 9.04, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.767, 47.556, 46.453)`
Decimal	`11451309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBBAD, 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 #AEBBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #AEBBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebbad; }
.text { color: #aebbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebbad, #adbbb3); }

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Questions

What color is #AEBBAD?: #AEBBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBBAD?: The RGB value is 174, 187, 173: 174 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBBAD?: The complementary color is #BAADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.