Information about #AEC3AE color

#AEC3AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEC3AE is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 195, 174) — 68.2% red, 76.5% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 8 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AEC3AE presents itself as a calm, restrained green — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rainee (#B3C1B1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) and Ash Gray (#B2BEB5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(174, 195, 174)), which gives #AEC3AE its character. If you plan to put text on a #AEC3AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AEC3AE color variations

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#AEC3AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEC3AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

#AEC3AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEC3AE
  • RGB174, 195, 174
  • CMYK8, 0, 8, 24
  • CSSrgb(174, 195, 174)
  • HSL120°, 15%, 72%
  • HSL Precise120°, 14.894%, 72.353%
  • HSV120°, 11%, 76%
  • HSB120°, 11%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.765, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.765, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.765, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEC3AE
  • DECIMAL ID11453358
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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