What color is #AECAA3?

#AECAA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECAA3?

The RGB value is 174, 202, 163: 174 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECAA3?

The complementary color is #BFA3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECAA3 color

#AECAA3 rgb(174, 202, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECAA3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.2% green and 63.9% blue (174, 202, 163).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#AECAA3 color codes

HEX	`#AECAA3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 202, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -16.64, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 23.36, 135.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.186, 53.883, 42.663)`
Decimal	`11455139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECAA3, 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 #AECAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #AECAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecaa3; }
.text { color: #aecaa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecaa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 202 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecaa3, #a3caab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AECAA3?: #AECAA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECAA3?: The RGB value is 174, 202, 163: 174 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECAA3?: The complementary color is #BFA3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.