What color is #AEC2B9?

#AEC2B9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC2B9?

The RGB value is 174, 194, 185: 174 red, 194 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC2B9?

The complementary color is #C2AEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC2B9 color

#AEC2B9 rgb(174, 194, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC2B9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.1% green and 72.5% blue (174, 194, 185).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#AEC2B9 color codes

HEX	`#AEC2B9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 194, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -8.56, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 8.84, 165.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.502, 51.084, 53.353)`
Decimal	`11453113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC2B9, 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 #AEC2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #AEC2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec2b9; }
.text { color: #aec2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 194 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec2b9, #aec1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC2B9?: #AEC2B9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC2B9?: The RGB value is 174, 194, 185: 174 red, 194 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC2B9?: The complementary color is #C2AEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.