What color is #AEBFAA?

#AEBFAA 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 #AEBFAA?

The RGB value is 174, 191, 170: 174 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBFAA color

#AEBFAA rgb(174, 191, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (174, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#AEBFAA color codes

HEX	`#AEBFAA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, -9.77, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 13.03, 138.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.341, 49.162, 45.228)`
Decimal	`11452330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBFAA, 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 #AEBFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #AEBFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebfaa; }
.text { color: #aebfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebfaa, #aabfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEBFAA?: #AEBFAA 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 #AEBFAA?: The RGB value is 174, 191, 170: 174 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBFAA?: The complementary color is #BBAABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.