What color is #AED1BC?

#AED1BC 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 #AED1BC?

The RGB value is 174, 209, 188: 174 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED1BC?

The complementary color is #D1AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED1BC color

#AED1BC rgb(174, 209, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED1BC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82% green and 73.7% blue (174, 209, 188).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#AED1BC color codes

HEX	`#AED1BC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 209, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, -15.71, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 17.03, 157.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.331, 58.229, 56.207)`
Decimal	`11456956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED1BC, 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 #AED1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #AED1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed1bc; }
.text { color: #aed1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 209 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed1bc, #aed1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AED1BC?: #AED1BC 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 #AED1BC?: The RGB value is 174, 209, 188: 174 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED1BC?: The complementary color is #D1AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.