What color is #AEC7AA?

#AEC7AA 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 #AEC7AA?

The RGB value is 174, 199, 170: 174 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC7AA?

The complementary color is #C3AAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC7AA?

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.

#AEC7AA color

#AEC7AA rgb(174, 199, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC7AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78% green and 66.7% blue (174, 199, 170).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AEC7AA color codes

HEX	`#AEC7AA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 199, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, -13.91, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 18.18, 139.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.133, 52.747, 45.826)`
Decimal	`11454378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC7AA, 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 #AEC7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC7AA 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 #AEC7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec7aa; }
.text { color: #aec7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 199 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec7aa, #aac7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC7AA?: #AEC7AA 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 #AEC7AA?: The RGB value is 174, 199, 170: 174 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC7AA?: The complementary color is #C3AAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC7AA?: 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.