What color is #AEBEA5?

#AEBEA5 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 #AEBEA5?

The RGB value is 174, 190, 165: 174 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBEA5?

The complementary color is #B5A5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBEA5 color

#AEBEA5 rgb(174, 190, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBEA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.5% green and 64.7% blue (174, 190, 165).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#AEBEA5 color codes

HEX	`#AEBEA5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 190, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, -10.13, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 14.79, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.659, 48.542, 42.712)`
Decimal	`11452069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBEA5, 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 #AEBEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #AEBEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebea5; }
.text { color: #aebea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 190 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebea5, #a5bea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEBEA5?: #AEBEA5 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 #AEBEA5?: The RGB value is 174, 190, 165: 174 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBEA5?: The complementary color is #B5A5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.