What color is #AECEBC?

#AECEBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECEBC?

The RGB value is 174, 206, 188: 174 red, 206 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECEBC?

The complementary color is #CEAEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECEBC color

#AECEBC rgb(174, 206, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECEBC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.8% green and 73.7% blue (174, 206, 188).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#AECEBC color codes

HEX	`#AECEBC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 206, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.05, -14.18, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.05, 15.17, 159.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.602, 56.771, 55.964)`
Decimal	`11456188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECEBC, 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 #AECEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #AECEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecebc; }
.text { color: #aecebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 206 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecebc, #aececc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AECEBC?: #AECEBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECEBC?: The RGB value is 174, 206, 188: 174 red, 206 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECEBC?: The complementary color is #CEAEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.