What color is #AEA093?

#AEA093 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA093?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 147: 174 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA093?

The complementary color is #93A1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA093 color

#AEA093 rgb(174, 160, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA093 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 57.6% blue (174, 160, 147).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#AEA093 color codes

HEX	`#AEA093`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.71, 2.88, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.71, 9.09, 71.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.293, 36.248, 32.735)`
Decimal	`11444371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA093, 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 #AEA093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #AEA093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea093; }
.text { color: #aea093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea093, #aeae93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AEA093?: #AEA093 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA093?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 147: 174 red, 160 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA093?: The complementary color is #93A1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.