What color is #AECEAC?

#AECEAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECEAC?

The RGB value is 174, 206, 172: 174 red, 206 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECEAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECEAC color

#AECEAC rgb(174, 206, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.8% green and 67.5% blue (174, 206, 172).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#AECEAC color codes

HEX	`#AECEAC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 206, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, -17.11, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 21.74, 141.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.972, 56.119, 47.379)`
Decimal	`11456172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECEAC, 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 #AECEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #AECEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeceac; }
.text { color: #aeceac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeceac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 206 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeceac, #accebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AECEAC?: #AECEAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECEAC?: The RGB value is 174, 206, 172: 174 red, 206 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECEAC?: The complementary color is #CCACCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.