What color is #AECE9E?

#AECE9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECE9E?

The RGB value is 174, 206, 158: 174 red, 206 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECE9E?

The complementary color is #BE9ECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECE9E color

#AECE9E rgb(174, 206, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECE9E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.8% green and 62% blue (174, 206, 158).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#AECE9E color codes

HEX	`#AECE9E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 206, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, -19.47, 20.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 28.22, 133.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.697, 55.609, 40.667)`
Decimal	`11456158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECE9E, 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 #AECE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #AECE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aece9e; }
.text { color: #aece9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aece9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 206 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aece9e, #9ecea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AECE9E?: #AECE9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECE9E?: The RGB value is 174, 206, 158: 174 red, 206 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECE9E?: The complementary color is #BE9ECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.