What color is #AEC7AB?

#AEC7AB 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 #AEC7AB?

The RGB value is 174, 199, 171: 174 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC7AB?

The complementary color is #C4ABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC7AB color

#AEC7AB rgb(174, 199, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC7AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78% green and 67.1% blue (174, 199, 171).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#AEC7AB color codes

HEX	`#AEC7AB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 199, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -13.73, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 17.73, 140.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.228, 52.785, 46.326)`
Decimal	`11454379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC7AB, 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 #AEC7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #AEC7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec7ab; }
.text { color: #aec7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 199 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec7ab, #abc7b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC7AB?: #AEC7AB 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 #AEC7AB?: The RGB value is 174, 199, 171: 174 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC7AB?: The complementary color is #C4ABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.