What color is #AEC9B8?

#AEC9B8 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 #AEC9B8?

The RGB value is 174, 201, 184: 174 red, 201 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEC9B8?

The complementary color is #C9AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEC9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEC9B8 color

#AEC9B8 rgb(174, 201, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEC9B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 78.8% green and 72.2% blue (174, 201, 184).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#AEC9B8 color codes

HEX	`#AEC9B8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 201, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 78.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.6, -12.38, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.6, 13.52, 156.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.992, 54.232, 53.33)`
Decimal	`11454904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEC9B8, 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 #AEC9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEC9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #AEC9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aec9b8; }
.text { color: #aec9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aec9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 201 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aec9b8, #aec9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEC9B8?: #AEC9B8 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 #AEC9B8?: The RGB value is 174, 201, 184: 174 red, 201 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEC9B8?: The complementary color is #C9AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEC9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.