What color is #AEE4D5?

#AEE4D5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEE4D5?

The RGB value is 174, 228, 213: 174 red, 228 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEE4D5?

The complementary color is #E4AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEE4D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEE4D5 color

#AEE4D5 rgb(174, 228, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEE4D5 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 89.4% green and 83.5% blue (174, 228, 213).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#AEE4D5 color codes

HEX	`#AEE4D5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 228, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 89.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.65, -20.29, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.65, 20.36, 175.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.206, 69.287, 73.298)`
Decimal	`11461845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEE4D5, 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 #AEE4D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEE4D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #AEE4D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aee4d5; }
.text { color: #aee4d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee4d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 228 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aee4d5, #aed8e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #AEE4D5?: #AEE4D5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEE4D5?: The RGB value is 174, 228, 213: 174 red, 228 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEE4D5?: The complementary color is #E4AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEE4D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.