What color is #AED4C8?

#AED4C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED4C8?

The RGB value is 174, 212, 200: 174 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED4C8?

The complementary color is #D4AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED4C8 color

#AED4C8 rgb(174, 212, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED4C8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.1% green and 78.4% blue (174, 212, 200).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#AED4C8 color codes

HEX	`#AED4C8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 212, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 83.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.98, -14.89, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.98, 15, 173.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.422, 60.254, 63.553)`
Decimal	`11457736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED4C8, 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 #AED4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #AED4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed4c8; }
.text { color: #aed4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 212 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed4c8, #aecdd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AED4C8?: #AED4C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED4C8?: The RGB value is 174, 212, 200: 174 red, 212 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED4C8?: The complementary color is #D4AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.