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#AECBB0 Color

#AECBB0 is rgb(174, 203, 176) in RGB, hsl(124, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECBB0
HEX#AECBB0
RGBrgb(174, 203, 176)
HSLhsl(124, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(124, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.049 147)
LABlab(78.96% -13.97 10.11)
LCHlch(78.96% 17.24 144.11)

What #AECBB0 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 #AECBB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.06Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.11Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.61Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.81Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.67Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 11.4

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

#AECBB0 Channel Values

How #AECBB0 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 203 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECBB0 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECBB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECBB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECBB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECBB0
Complementary
#CBAEC9
Analogous
#BBCBAE
Analogous
#AECBBF
Triadic
#B0AECB
Triadic
#CBB0AE
Split comp.
#BFAECB
Split comp.
#CBAEBB

Tints & Shades of #AECBB0

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

#B7D1B9
#C4D9C5
#CDDFCE
#DAE7DB
#E3EDE4
#EFF5F0

Shades

#8FB792
#70A473
#58895B
#446A46
#304B32
#1C2C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECBB0.

How #AECBB0 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#AECBB0
Protanopia#C6C6B0
Protanomaly#BDC8B0
Deuteranopia#C2C2B1
Deuteranomaly#BAC6B1
Tritanopia#B2C8C8
Tritanomaly#B0C9BF
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECBB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecbb0: #AECBB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECBB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecbb0': '#AECBB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.796, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_aecbb0">#AECBB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECBB0"

More Green Colors

#AECBB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECBB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECBB0?

#AECBB0 is a light green — rgb(174, 203, 176) in RGB and hsl(124, 22%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #AECBB0?

#AECBB0 is rgb(174, 203, 176) — red 174, green 203, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECBB0?

#AECBB0 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECBB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECBB0 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECBB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECBB0 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 13.19, which is visibly different.

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