What color is #AECFB1?

#AECFB1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECFB1?

The RGB value is 174, 207, 177: 174 red, 207 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECFB1?

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

Is black or white text better on #AECFB1?

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.

#AECFB1 color

#AECFB1 rgb(174, 207, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECFB1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.2% green and 69.4% blue (174, 207, 177).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AECFB1 color codes

HEX	`#AECFB1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 207, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 81.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, -16.73, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 20.18, 145.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.702, 56.798, 50.036)`
Decimal	`11456433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECFB1, 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 #AECFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECFB1 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 #AECFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecfb1; }
.text { color: #aecfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 207 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecfb1, #aecfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AECFB1?: #AECFB1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECFB1?: The RGB value is 174, 207, 177: 174 red, 207 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECFB1?: The complementary color is #CFAECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECFB1?: 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.