What color is #AEE2CF?

#AEE2CF 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 #AEE2CF?

The RGB value is 174, 226, 207: 174 red, 226 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEE2CF?

The complementary color is #E2AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEE2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEE2CF color

#AEE2CF rgb(174, 226, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEE2CF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 88.6% green and 81.2% blue (174, 226, 207).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#AEE2CF color codes

HEX	`#AEE2CF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 226, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 88.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, -20.51, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 20.87, 169.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.911, 67.894, 69.178)`
Decimal	`11461327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEE2CF, 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 #AEE2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEE2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #AEE2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aee2cf; }
.text { color: #aee2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 226 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aee2cf, #aedbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AEE2CF?: #AEE2CF 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 #AEE2CF?: The RGB value is 174, 226, 207: 174 red, 226 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEE2CF?: The complementary color is #E2AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEE2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.