What color is #AEDBC8?

#AEDBC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDBC8?

The RGB value is 174, 219, 200: 174 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDBC8?

The complementary color is #DBAEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDBC8 color

#AEDBC8 rgb(174, 219, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEDBC8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 85.9% green and 78.4% blue (174, 219, 200).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#AEDBC8 color codes

HEX	`#AEDBC8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 219, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 85.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, -18.42, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 18.97, 166.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.209, 63.83, 64.149)`
Decimal	`11459528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDBC8, 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 #AEDBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #AEDBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedbc8; }
.text { color: #aedbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 219 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedbc8, #aed7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AEDBC8?: #AEDBC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDBC8?: The RGB value is 174, 219, 200: 174 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDBC8?: The complementary color is #DBAEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.