What color is #AECBAF?

#AECBAF 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 #AECBAF?

The RGB value is 174, 203, 175: 174 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECBAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBAF color

#AECBAF rgb(174, 203, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 68.6% blue (174, 203, 175).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#AECBAF color codes

HEX	`#AECBAF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.93, -15.06, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.93, 18.5, 144.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.548, 54.805, 48.675)`
Decimal	`11455407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBAF, 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 #AECBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #AECBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecbaf; }
.text { color: #aecbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 203 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecbaf, #aecbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AECBAF?: #AECBAF 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 #AECBAF?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 175: 174 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBAF?: The complementary color is #CBAECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.