What color is #AECD87?

#AECD87 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECD87?

The RGB value is 174, 205, 135: 174 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECD87?

The complementary color is #A687CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECD87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECD87 color

#AECD87 rgb(174, 205, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECD87 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.4% green and 52.9% blue (174, 205, 135).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#AECD87 color codes

HEX	`#AECD87`
RGB	`rgb(174, 205, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -22.4, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 38.68, 125.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.659, 54.41, 31.119)`
Decimal	`11455879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECD87, 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 #AECD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECD87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #AECD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecd87; }
.text { color: #aecd87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecd87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 205 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecd87, #8bcd87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AECD87?: #AECD87 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECD87?: The RGB value is 174, 205, 135: 174 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECD87?: The complementary color is #A687CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECD87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.