What color is #AEA132?

#AEA132 is a moderate yellow known as Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Martian?

The RGB value is 174, 161, 50: 174 red, 161 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Martian?

The complementary color is #323FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA132?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Martian color: hex code #AEA132

#AEA132 rgb(174, 161, 50)

Shades of yellow

Martian has the hex code #AEA132. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.1% green and 19.6% blue (174, 161, 50).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 55% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 71% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

Martian (#AEA132) color codes

HEX	`#AEA132`
RGB	`rgb(174, 161, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 55%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 71%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 71%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -8.07, 56.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 57.04, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 34.72, 8.097)`
Decimal	`11444530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Martian, 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 #AEA132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #AEA132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea132; }
.text { color: #aea132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 161 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea132, #7dae32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #AEA132 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AEA132?: #AEA132 is a moderate yellow known as Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Martian?: The RGB value is 174, 161, 50: 174 red, 161 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Martian?: The complementary color is #323FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA132?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.