What color is #AECBAC?

#AECBAC 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 #AECBAC?

The RGB value is 174, 203, 172: 174 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECBAC?

The complementary color is #C9ACCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBAC color

#AECBAC rgb(174, 203, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 67.5% blue (174, 203, 172).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#AECBAC color codes

HEX	`#AECBAC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, -15.59, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 19.83, 141.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.256, 54.688, 47.141)`
Decimal	`11455404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBAC, 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 #AECBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #AECBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecbac; }
.text { color: #aecbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 203 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecbac, #accbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AECBAC?: #AECBAC 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 #AECBAC?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 172: 174 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBAC?: The complementary color is #C9ACCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.