What color is #AECDC2?

#AECDC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECDC2?

The RGB value is 174, 205, 194: 174 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECDC2?

The complementary color is #CDAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECDC2 color

#AECDC2 rgb(174, 205, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECDC2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.4% green and 76.1% blue (174, 205, 194).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#AECDC2 color codes

HEX	`#AECDC2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 205, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, -12.51, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 12.67, 170.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.022, 56.555, 59.362)`
Decimal	`11455938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECDC2, 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 #AECDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #AECDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecdc2; }
.text { color: #aecdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 205 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecdc2, #aec9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AECDC2?: #AECDC2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECDC2?: The RGB value is 174, 205, 194: 174 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECDC2?: The complementary color is #CDAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.