What color is #AEDDD0?

#AEDDD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEDDD0?

The RGB value is 174, 221, 208: 174 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEDDD0?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEDDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEDDD0 color

#AEDDD0 rgb(174, 221, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEDDD0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 86.7% green and 81.6% blue (174, 221, 208).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 41% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#AEDDD0 color codes

HEX	`#AEDDD0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 221, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 86.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 41%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, -17.82, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 17.88, 175.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.694, 65.264, 69.378)`
Decimal	`11460048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEDDD0, 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 #AEDDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEDDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #AEDDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeddd0; }
.text { color: #aeddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeddd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 221 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeddd0, #aed3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #AEDDD0?: #AEDDD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEDDD0?: The RGB value is 174, 221, 208: 174 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEDDD0?: The complementary color is #DDAEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEDDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.