What color is #AEA197?

#AEA197 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA197?

The RGB value is 174, 161, 151: 174 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA197?

The complementary color is #97A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA197 color

#AEA197 rgb(174, 161, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA197 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.1% green and 59.2% blue (174, 161, 151).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#AEA197 color codes

HEX	`#AEA197`
RGB	`rgb(174, 161, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 2.99, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 7.53, 66.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.786, 36.723, 34.475)`
Decimal	`11444631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA197, 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 #AEA197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #AEA197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea197; }
.text { color: #aea197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 161 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea197, #aeac97); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA197?: #AEA197 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA197?: The RGB value is 174, 161, 151: 174 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA197?: The complementary color is #97A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.