What color is #AEBBB2?

#AEBBB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBBB2?

The RGB value is 174, 187, 178: 174 red, 187 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBBB2?

The complementary color is #BBAEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBBB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBBB2 color

#AEBBB2 rgb(174, 187, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBBB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.3% green and 69.8% blue (174, 187, 178).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#AEBBB2 color codes

HEX	`#AEBBB2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 187, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -6.21, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 6.9, 154.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.26, 47.753, 49.049)`
Decimal	`11451314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBBB2, 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 #AEBBB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBBB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #AEBBB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebbb2; }
.text { color: #aebbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebbb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 187 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebbb2, #aebbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEBBB2?: #AEBBB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBBB2?: The RGB value is 174, 187, 178: 174 red, 187 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBBB2?: The complementary color is #BBAEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBBB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.