What color is #AEDD87?

#AEDD87 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDD87?

The RGB value is 174, 221, 135: 174 red, 221 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDD87?

The complementary color is #B687DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEDD87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDD87 color

#AEDD87 rgb(174, 221, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEDD87 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 86.7% green and 52.9% blue (174, 221, 135).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#AEDD87 color codes

HEX	`#AEDD87`
RGB	`rgb(174, 221, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 86.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 39%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.16, -30.11, 37.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.16, 47.98, 128.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.684, 62.46, 32.461)`
Decimal	`11459975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDD87, 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 #AEDD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDD87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #AEDD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aedd87; }
.text { color: #aedd87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aedd87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 221 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aedd87, #87dd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #AEDD87?: #AEDD87 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDD87?: The RGB value is 174, 221, 135: 174 red, 221 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDD87?: The complementary color is #B687DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDD87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.