What color is #AEC9AA?

#AEC9AA 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 #AEC9AA?

The RGB value is 174, 201, 170: 174 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC9AA?

The complementary color is #C5AAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC9AA color

#AEC9AA rgb(174, 201, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC9AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78.8% green and 66.7% blue (174, 201, 170).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#AEC9AA color codes

HEX	`#AEC9AA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 201, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, -14.93, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 19.46, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.596, 53.674, 45.98)`
Decimal	`11454890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC9AA, 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 #AEC9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #AEC9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec9aa; }
.text { color: #aec9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 201 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec9aa, #aac9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AEC9AA?: #AEC9AA 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 #AEC9AA?: The RGB value is 174, 201, 170: 174 red, 201 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC9AA?: The complementary color is #C5AAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.