What color is #AEF0C1?

#AEF0C1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEF0C1?

The RGB value is 174, 240, 193: 174 red, 240 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEF0C1?

The complementary color is #F0AEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEF0C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEF0C1 color

#AEF0C1 rgb(174, 240, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEF0C1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 94.1% green and 75.7% blue (174, 240, 193).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 69% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#AEF0C1 color codes

HEX	`#AEF0C1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 240, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 94.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 69%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 20%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -29.94, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 34.03, 151.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.238, 75.167, 61.882)`
Decimal	`11464897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEF0C1, 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 #AEF0C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEF0C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #AEF0C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aef0c1; }
.text { color: #aef0c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aef0c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 240 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aef0c1, #aef0e2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEF0C1?: #AEF0C1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEF0C1?: The RGB value is 174, 240, 193: 174 red, 240 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEF0C1?: The complementary color is #F0AEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEF0C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.