What color is #AECDC7?

#AECDC7 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 #AECDC7?

The RGB value is 174, 205, 199: 174 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECDC7?

The complementary color is #CDAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECDC7 color

#AECDC7 rgb(174, 205, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECDC7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.4% green and 78% blue (174, 205, 199).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#AECDC7 color codes

HEX	`#AECDC7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 205, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -11.51, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 11.52, 182.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.593, 56.784, 62.369)`
Decimal	`11455943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECDC7, 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 #AECDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #AECDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecdc7; }
.text { color: #aecdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 205 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecdc7, #aec4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AECDC7?: #AECDC7 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 #AECDC7?: The RGB value is 174, 205, 199: 174 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECDC7?: The complementary color is #CDAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.