What color is #AEBDB3?

#AEBDB3 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 #AEBDB3?

The RGB value is 174, 189, 179: 174 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBDB3?

The complementary color is #BDAEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBDB3 color

#AEBDB3 rgb(174, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBDB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (174, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#AEBDB3 color codes

HEX	`#AEBDB3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, -7.07, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 7.8, 155.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.788, 48.648, 49.722)`
Decimal	`11451827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBDB3, 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 #AEBDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #AEBDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebdb3; }
.text { color: #aebdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebdb3, #aebdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AEBDB3?: #AEBDB3 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 #AEBDB3?: The RGB value is 174, 189, 179: 174 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBDB3?: The complementary color is #BDAEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.