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#AEC7AE Color

#AEC7AE is rgb(174, 199, 174) in RGB, hsl(120, 18%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC7AE
HEX#AEC7AE
RGBrgb(174, 199, 174)
HSLhsl(120, 18%, 73%)
HSVhsv(120, 13%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.044 145.2)
LABlab(77.83% -12.33 9.58)
LCHlch(77.83% 15.62 142.14)

What #AEC7AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEC7AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AEC7AE Channel Values

How #AEC7AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 199 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 18% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 13% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC7AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEC7AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC7AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AEC7AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #AEC7AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEC7AE
Protanopia#C3C3AE
Protanomaly#BBC5AE
Deuteranopia#BFBFAF
Deuteranomaly#B9C2AE
Tritanopia#B1C4C4
Tritanomaly#B0C5BC
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC7AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aec7ae: #AEC7AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC7AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec7ae': '#AEC7AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.780, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_aec7ae">#AEC7AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC7AE"

More Green Colors

#AEC7AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEC7AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC7AE?

#AEC7AE is a light green — rgb(174, 199, 174) in RGB and hsl(120, 18%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #AEC7AE?

#AEC7AE is rgb(174, 199, 174) — red 174, green 199, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC7AE?

#AEC7AE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC7AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC7AE scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC7AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC7AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.06, which is visibly different.

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