What color is #AEC8BC?

#AEC8BC 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 #AEC8BC?

The RGB value is 174, 200, 188: 174 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC8BC?

The complementary color is #C8AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC8BC color

#AEC8BC rgb(174, 200, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEC8BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78.4% green and 73.7% blue (174, 200, 188).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 19% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#AEC8BC color codes

HEX	`#AEC8BC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 200, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, -11.1, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 11.51, 164.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.185, 53.937, 55.492)`
Decimal	`11454652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC8BC, 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 #AEC8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #AEC8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec8bc; }
.text { color: #aec8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 200 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec8bc, #aec7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC8BC?: #AEC8BC 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 #AEC8BC?: The RGB value is 174, 200, 188: 174 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC8BC?: The complementary color is #C8AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.