What color is #AECEBD?

#AECEBD 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 #AECEBD?

The RGB value is 174, 206, 189: 174 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECEBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECEBD?

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.

#AECEBD color

#AECEBD rgb(174, 206, 189)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.8% green and 74.1% blue (174, 206, 189).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AECEBD color codes

HEX	`#AECEBD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 206, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 80.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.08, -13.99, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.08, 14.82, 160.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.71, 56.814, 56.534)`
Decimal	`11456189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#AECEBD 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 #AECEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecebd; }
.text { color: #aecebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 206 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecebd, #aececd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AECEBD?: #AECEBD 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 #AECEBD?: The RGB value is 174, 206, 189: 174 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECEBD?: The complementary color is #CEAEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECEBD?: 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.