What color is #AEC3B5?

#AEC3B5 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 #AEC3B5?

The RGB value is 174, 195, 181: 174 red, 195 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC3B5?

The complementary color is #C3AEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC3B5 color

#AEC3B5 rgb(174, 195, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC3B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.5% green and 71% blue (174, 195, 181).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 11.27:1).

#AEC3B5 color codes

HEX	`#AEC3B5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 195, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 76.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -9.84, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 10.87, 154.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.309, 51.364, 51.234)`
Decimal	`11453365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC3B5, 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 #AEC3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #AEC3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec3b5; }
.text { color: #aec3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 195 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec3b5, #aec3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC3B5?: #AEC3B5 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 #AEC3B5?: The RGB value is 174, 195, 181: 174 red, 195 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC3B5?: The complementary color is #C3AEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.