What color is #AEC5C0?

#AEC5C0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC5C0?

The RGB value is 174, 197, 192: 174 red, 197 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC5C0?

The complementary color is #C5AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC5C0 color

#AEC5C0 rgb(174, 197, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC5C0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 77.3% green and 75.3% blue (174, 197, 192).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#AEC5C0 color codes

HEX	`#AEC5C0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 197, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 77.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.72, -8.76, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.72, 8.76, 180.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.934, 52.736, 57.565)`
Decimal	`11453888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC5C0, 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 #AEC5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #AEC5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec5c0; }
.text { color: #aec5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 197 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec5c0, #aebfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC5C0?: #AEC5C0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC5C0?: The RGB value is 174, 197, 192: 174 red, 197 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC5C0?: The complementary color is #C5AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.