What color is #AEDBB2?

#AEDBB2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDBB2?

The RGB value is 174, 219, 178: 174 red, 219 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDBB2?

The complementary color is #DBAED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBB2 color

#AEDBB2 rgb(174, 219, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEDBB2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.9% green and 69.8% blue (174, 219, 178).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#AEDBB2 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBB2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.38, -22.52, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.38, 27.31, 145.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.821, 62.875, 51.569)`
Decimal	`11459506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBB2, 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 #AEDBB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #AEDBB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbb2; }
.text { color: #aedbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbb2, #aedbc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEDBB2?: #AEDBB2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDBB2?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 178: 174 red, 219 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBB2?: The complementary color is #DBAED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.