What color is #AECBBB?

#AECBBB 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 #AECBBB?

The RGB value is 174, 203, 187: 174 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBBB color

#AECBBB rgb(174, 203, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 73.3% blue (174, 203, 187).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 12.06:1).

#AECBBB color codes

HEX	`#AECBBB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, -12.84, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 13.68, 159.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.779, 55.297, 55.16)`
Decimal	`11455419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBBB, 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 #AECBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #AECBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecbbb; }
.text { color: #aecbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 203 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecbbb, #aecbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AECBBB?: #AECBBB 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 #AECBBB?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 187: 174 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBBB?: The complementary color is #CBAEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.