What color is #AEC6B0?

#AEC6B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC6B0?

The RGB value is 174, 198, 176: 174 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC6B0?

The complementary color is #C6AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC6B0 color

#AEC6B0 rgb(174, 198, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC6B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 77.6% green and 69% blue (174, 198, 176).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#AEC6B0 color codes

HEX	`#AEC6B0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 198, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 77.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, -12.32, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 14.85, 146.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.484, 52.521, 48.807)`
Decimal	`11454128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC6B0, 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 #AEC6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #AEC6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec6b0; }
.text { color: #aec6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 198 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec6b0, #aec6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC6B0?: #AEC6B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC6B0?: The RGB value is 174, 198, 176: 174 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC6B0?: The complementary color is #C6AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.