What color is #AEBDAE?

#AEBDAE 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 #AEBDAE?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEBDAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBDAE color

#AEBDAE rgb(174, 189, 174)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#AEBDAE color codes

HEX	`#AEBDAE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, -8, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 9.89, 143.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.292, 48.449, 47.107)`
Decimal	`11451822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBDAE, 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 #AEBDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #AEBDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebdae; }
.text { color: #aebdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebdae, #aebdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEBDAE?: #AEBDAE 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 #AEBDAE?: The RGB value is 174, 189, 174: 174 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBDAE?: The complementary color is #BDAEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.