What color is #AEBCA5?

#AEBCA5 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 #AEBCA5?

The RGB value is 174, 188, 165: 174 red, 188 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBCA5?

The complementary color is #B3A5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBCA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBCA5 color

#AEBCA5 rgb(174, 188, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBCA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green and 64.7% blue (174, 188, 165).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#AEBCA5 color codes

HEX	`#AEBCA5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 188, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.62, -9.09, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.62, 13.52, 132.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.229, 47.681, 42.569)`
Decimal	`11451557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBCA5, 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 #AEBCA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBCA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #AEBCA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebca5; }
.text { color: #aebca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 188 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebca5, #a5bca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEBCA5?: #AEBCA5 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 #AEBCA5?: The RGB value is 174, 188, 165: 174 red, 188 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBCA5?: The complementary color is #B3A5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBCA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.