What color is #AEDBC2?

#AEDBC2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDBC2?

The RGB value is 174, 219, 194: 174 red, 219 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDBC2?

The complementary color is #DBAEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBC2 color

#AEDBC2 rgb(174, 219, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEDBC2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.9% green and 76.1% blue (174, 219, 194).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#AEDBC2 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBC2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.73, -19.58, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.73, 20.97, 159.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.522, 63.555, 60.529)`
Decimal	`11459522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBC2, 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 #AEDBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #AEDBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbc2; }
.text { color: #aedbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbc2, #aedbd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AEDBC2?: #AEDBC2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDBC2?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 194: 174 red, 219 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBC2?: The complementary color is #DBAEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.