What color is #AEEDBF?

#AEEDBF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEEDBF?

The RGB value is 174, 237, 191: 174 red, 237 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEEDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEEDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEEDBF color

#AEEDBF rgb(174, 237, 191)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 92.9% green and 74.9% blue (174, 237, 191).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 64% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#AEEDBF color codes

HEX	`#AEEDBF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 237, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 92.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 64%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 27%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -28.88, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 33.02, 151.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.141, 73.326, 60.423)`
Decimal	`11464127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEEDBF, 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 #AEEDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEEDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #AEEDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeedbf; }
.text { color: #aeedbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeedbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 237 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeedbf, #aeedde); }

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Questions

What color is #AEEDBF?: #AEEDBF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEEDBF?: The RGB value is 174, 237, 191: 174 red, 237 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEEDBF?: The complementary color is #EDAEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEEDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.