What color is #AEC7BB?

#AEC7BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEC7BB?

The RGB value is 174, 199, 187: 174 red, 199 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC7BB?

The complementary color is #C7AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC7BB color

#AEC7BB rgb(174, 199, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC7BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78% green and 73.3% blue (174, 199, 187).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#AEC7BB color codes

HEX	`#AEC7BB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 199, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, -10.77, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 11.23, 163.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.847, 53.432, 54.849)`
Decimal	`11454395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC7BB, 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 #AEC7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #AEC7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec7bb; }
.text { color: #aec7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 199 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec7bb, #aec6c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEC7BB?: #AEC7BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEC7BB?: The RGB value is 174, 199, 187: 174 red, 199 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC7BB?: The complementary color is #C7AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.