What color is #AEC1B5?

#AEC1B5 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 #AEC1B5?

The RGB value is 174, 193, 181: 174 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC1B5?

The complementary color is #C1AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC1B5 color

#AEC1B5 rgb(174, 193, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC1B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.7% green and 71% blue (174, 193, 181).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#AEC1B5 color codes

HEX	`#AEC1B5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 193, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, -8.8, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 9.59, 156.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.864, 50.474, 51.086)`
Decimal	`11452853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC1B5, 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 #AEC1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #AEC1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec1b5; }
.text { color: #aec1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 193 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec1b5, #aec1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC1B5?: #AEC1B5 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 #AEC1B5?: The RGB value is 174, 193, 181: 174 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC1B5?: The complementary color is #C1AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.