What color is #AEA087?

#AEA087 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA087?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 135: 174 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA087?

The complementary color is #8795AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA087 color

#AEA087 rgb(174, 160, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA087 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 52.9% blue (174, 160, 135).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#AEA087 color codes

HEX	`#AEA087`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 0.99, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 14.93, 86.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.4, 35.89, 28.032)`
Decimal	`11444359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA087, 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 #AEA087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #AEA087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea087; }
.text { color: #aea087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea087, #a9ae87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA087?: #AEA087 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA087?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 135: 174 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA087?: The complementary color is #8795AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.