What color is #AEC1BF?

#AEC1BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC1BF?

The RGB value is 174, 193, 191: 174 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC1BF?

The complementary color is #C1AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC1BF color

#AEC1BF rgb(174, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC1BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (174, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#AEC1BF color codes

HEX	`#AEC1BF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -6.86, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 6.96, 189.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.927, 50.899, 56.685)`
Decimal	`11452863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC1BF, 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 #AEC1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #AEC1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec1bf; }
.text { color: #aec1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec1bf, #aeb9c1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEC1BF?: #AEC1BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC1BF?: The RGB value is 174, 193, 191: 174 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC1BF?: The complementary color is #C1AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.