What color is #AEC09B?

#AEC09B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC09B?

The RGB value is 174, 192, 155: 174 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC09B?

The complementary color is #AD9BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC09B color

#AEC09B rgb(174, 192, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC09B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 60.8% blue (174, 192, 155).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#AEC09B color codes

HEX	`#AEC09B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 192, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -12.86, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 21.01, 127.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.221, 49.064, 38.25)`
Decimal	`11452571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC09B, 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 #AEC09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #AEC09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec09b; }
.text { color: #aec09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 192 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec09b, #9bc09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC09B?: #AEC09B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC09B?: The RGB value is 174, 192, 155: 174 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC09B?: The complementary color is #AD9BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.