What color is #AEBDAB?

#AEBDAB 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 #AEBDAB?

The RGB value is 174, 189, 171: 174 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBDAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBDAB color

#AEBDAB rgb(174, 189, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (174, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#AEBDAB color codes

HEX	`#AEBDAB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -8.55, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 11.27, 139.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.002, 48.334, 45.584)`
Decimal	`11451819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBDAB, 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 #AEBDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #AEBDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebdab; }
.text { color: #aebdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebdab, #abbdb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AEBDAB?: #AEBDAB 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 #AEBDAB?: The RGB value is 174, 189, 171: 174 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBDAB?: The complementary color is #BAABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.