What color is #AED4AB?

#AED4AB 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 #AED4AB?

The RGB value is 174, 212, 171: 174 red, 212 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED4AB?

The complementary color is #D1ABD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED4AB color

#AED4AB rgb(174, 212, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED4AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.1% green and 67.1% blue (174, 212, 171).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 12.81:1).

#AED4AB color codes

HEX	`#AED4AB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 212, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 83.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, -20.29, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 25.98, 141.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.348, 59.025, 47.366)`
Decimal	`11457707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED4AB, 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 #AED4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #AED4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed4ab; }
.text { color: #aed4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 212 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed4ab, #abd4bd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AED4AB?: #AED4AB 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 #AED4AB?: The RGB value is 174, 212, 171: 174 red, 212 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED4AB?: The complementary color is #D1ABD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.