What color is #AED2AD?

#AED2AD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED2AD?

The RGB value is 174, 210, 173: 174 red, 210 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED2AD?

The complementary color is #D1ADD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED2AD color

#AED2AD rgb(174, 210, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED2AD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82.4% green and 67.8% blue (174, 210, 173).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#AED2AD color codes

HEX	`#AED2AD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 210, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.8, -18.94, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.8, 23.83, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.043, 58.108, 48.212)`
Decimal	`11457197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED2AD, 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 #AED2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #AED2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed2ad; }
.text { color: #aed2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 210 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed2ad, #add2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AED2AD?: #AED2AD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED2AD?: The RGB value is 174, 210, 173: 174 red, 210 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED2AD?: The complementary color is #D1ADD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.