What color is #AEC152?

#AEC152 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC152?

The RGB value is 174, 193, 82: 174 red, 193 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC152?

The complementary color is #6552C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC152?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC152 color

#AEC152 rgb(174, 193, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC152 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.7% green and 32.2% blue (174, 193, 82).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#AEC152 color codes

HEX	`#AEC152`
RGB	`rgb(174, 193, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 58%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 58%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -22.3, 52.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 57.12, 112.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.049, 47.748, 15.193)`
Decimal	`11452754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC152, 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 #AEC152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #AEC152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec152; }
.text { color: #aec152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 193 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec152, #77c152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC152?: #AEC152 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC152?: The RGB value is 174, 193, 82: 174 red, 193 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC152?: The complementary color is #6552C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC152?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.