What color is #AED5A9?

#AED5A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AED5A9?

The RGB value is 174, 213, 169: 174 red, 213 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AED5A9?

The complementary color is #D0A9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AED5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AED5A9 color

#AED5A9 rgb(174, 213, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #AED5A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.5% green and 66.3% blue (174, 213, 169).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#AED5A9 color codes

HEX	`#AED5A9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 213, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 83.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.54, -21.12, 17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.54, 27.5, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.41, 59.451, 46.453)`
Decimal	`11457961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AED5A9, 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 #AED5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AED5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #AED5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aed5a9; }
.text { color: #aed5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aed5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 213 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aed5a9, #a9d5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AED5A9?: #AED5A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AED5A9?: The RGB value is 174, 213, 169: 174 red, 213 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AED5A9?: The complementary color is #D0A9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AED5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.