What color is #AEC1B1?

#AEC1B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC1B1?

The RGB value is 174, 193, 177: 174 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC1B1?

The complementary color is #C1AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC1B1 color

#AEC1B1 rgb(174, 193, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC1B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.7% green and 69.4% blue (174, 193, 177).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#AEC1B1 color codes

HEX	`#AEC1B1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 193, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -9.54, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 11.19, 148.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.46, 50.312, 48.955)`
Decimal	`11452849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC1B1, 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 #AEC1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #AEC1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec1b1; }
.text { color: #aec1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 193 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec1b1, #aec1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC1B1?: #AEC1B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC1B1?: The RGB value is 174, 193, 177: 174 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC1B1?: The complementary color is #C1AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.