What color is #AEBDA3?

#AEBDA3 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 #AEBDA3?

The RGB value is 174, 189, 163: 174 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBDA3?

The complementary color is #B2A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBDA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBDA3 color

#AEBDA3 rgb(174, 189, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBDA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green and 63.9% blue (174, 189, 163).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#AEBDA3 color codes

HEX	`#AEBDA3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 189, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.85, -9.96, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.85, 15.14, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.263, 48.038, 41.689)`
Decimal	`11451811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBDA3, 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 #AEBDA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBDA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #AEBDA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebda3; }
.text { color: #aebda3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebda3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 189 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebda3, #a3bda5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEBDA3?: #AEBDA3 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 #AEBDA3?: The RGB value is 174, 189, 163: 174 red, 189 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBDA3?: The complementary color is #B2A3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBDA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.