What color is #AEC0B0?

#AEC0B0 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 #AEC0B0?

The RGB value is 174, 192, 176: 174 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC0B0?

The complementary color is #C0AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC0B0 color

#AEC0B0 rgb(174, 192, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC0B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 69% blue (174, 192, 176).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#AEC0B0 color codes

HEX	`#AEC0B0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 192, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, -9.21, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 10.97, 147.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.14, 49.832, 48.359)`
Decimal	`11452592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC0B0, 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 #AEC0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #AEC0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec0b0; }
.text { color: #aec0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 192 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec0b0, #aec0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC0B0?: #AEC0B0 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 #AEC0B0?: The RGB value is 174, 192, 176: 174 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC0B0?: The complementary color is #C0AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.