#AEC8A8#AEC8A8
#AEC8A8 is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.052 H 139.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(109, 23%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(109, 16%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.95, -14.77, 13.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.95, 19.75, 138.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.46% -0.0401 0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.46% 0.052 139.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1763, 53.1337, 44.9139) |
| Luminance | 0.5313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.79
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 7.07
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.28
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 9.21
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 9.32
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC8A8 #C2A8C8
analogous
#BEC8A8 #AEC8A8 #A8C8B2
triadic
#AEC8A8 #A8AEC8 #C8A8AE
tetradic
#AEC8A8 #A8BEC8 #C2A8C8 #C8B2A8
square
#AEC8A8 #A8BEC8 #C2A8C8 #C8B2A8
split-complementary
#AEC8A8 #B2A8C8 #C8A8BE
monochromatic
#6A965F #8BB083 #AEC8A8 #D1E0CD #EEF3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#AEC8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.63
#AEC8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC8A8
11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC8A8 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.63 | 11.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC2A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C0A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADC6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.052 139.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d8c1',
500: '#aec8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec8a8; $custom-light: #c6d8c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 108.75,
"s": 22.535,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8046,
"c": 0.05244,
"h": 139.8
},
"luminance": 0.53134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC8A8
secondary
#96789D
accent
#45A190
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F9FBF9
border
#D2D4D2
text
#131412
muted
#828382