What color is #AEE5C9?

#AEE5C9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEE5C9?

The RGB value is 174, 229, 201: 174 red, 229 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEE5C9?

The complementary color is #E5AECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEE5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEE5C9 color

#AEE5C9 rgb(174, 229, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEE5C9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 89.8% green and 78.8% blue (174, 229, 201).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#AEE5C9 color codes

HEX	`#AEE5C9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 229, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 89.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, -23.16, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 24.5, 161)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.014, 69.252, 65.663)`
Decimal	`11462089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEE5C9, 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 #AEE5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEE5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #AEE5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aee5c9; }
.text { color: #aee5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aee5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 229 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aee5c9, #aee5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #AEE5C9?: #AEE5C9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEE5C9?: The RGB value is 174, 229, 201: 174 red, 229 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEE5C9?: The complementary color is #E5AECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEE5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.