What color is #AEC2A0?

#AEC2A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC2A0?

The RGB value is 174, 194, 160: 174 red, 194 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC2A0?

The complementary color is #B4A0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC2A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC2A0 color

#AEC2A0 rgb(174, 194, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC2A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.1% green and 62.7% blue (174, 194, 160).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#AEC2A0 color codes

HEX	`#AEC2A0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 194, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -13.06, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 19.77, 131.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.091, 50.12, 40.655)`
Decimal	`11453088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC2A0, 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 #AEC2A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC2A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #AEC2A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec2a0; }
.text { color: #aec2a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec2a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 194 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec2a0, #a0c2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC2A0?: #AEC2A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC2A0?: The RGB value is 174, 194, 160: 174 red, 194 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC2A0?: The complementary color is #B4A0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC2A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.