What color is #AED0C2?

#AED0C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED0C2?

The RGB value is 174, 208, 194: 174 red, 208 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED0C2?

The complementary color is #D0AEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED0C2 color

#AED0C2 rgb(174, 208, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED0C2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 81.6% green and 76.1% blue (174, 208, 194).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#AED0C2 color codes

HEX	`#AED0C2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 208, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 81.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, -14.04, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 14.4, 167.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.747, 58.004, 59.603)`
Decimal	`11456706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED0C2, 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 #AED0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #AED0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed0c2; }
.text { color: #aed0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 208 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed0c2, #aecdd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AED0C2?: #AED0C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED0C2?: The RGB value is 174, 208, 194: 174 red, 208 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED0C2?: The complementary color is #D0AEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.