What color is #AED3A7?

#AED3A7 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 #AED3A7?

The RGB value is 174, 211, 167: 174 red, 211 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED3A7?

The complementary color is #CCA7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED3A7 color

#AED3A7 rgb(174, 211, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED3A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 82.7% green and 65.5% blue (174, 211, 167).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#AED3A7 color codes

HEX	`#AED3A7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 211, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 82.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.95, -20.47, 17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.95, 27.15, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.723, 58.376, 45.305)`
Decimal	`11457447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED3A7, 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 #AED3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #AED3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed3a7; }
.text { color: #aed3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 211 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed3a7, #a7d3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AED3A7?: #AED3A7 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 #AED3A7?: The RGB value is 174, 211, 167: 174 red, 211 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED3A7?: The complementary color is #CCA7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.