What color is #AEC8B3?

#AEC8B3 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 #AEC8B3?

The RGB value is 174, 200, 179: 174 red, 200 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC8B3?

The complementary color is #C8AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC8B3 color

#AEC8B3 rgb(174, 200, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC8B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78.4% green and 70.2% blue (174, 200, 179).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#AEC8B3 color codes

HEX	`#AEC8B3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 200, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, -12.8, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 14.87, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.245, 53.561, 50.541)`
Decimal	`11454643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC8B3, 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 #AEC8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #AEC8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec8b3; }
.text { color: #aec8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 200 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec8b3, #aec8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC8B3?: #AEC8B3 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 #AEC8B3?: The RGB value is 174, 200, 179: 174 red, 200 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC8B3?: The complementary color is #C8AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.