What color is #AEA19E?

#AEA19E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA19E?

The RGB value is 174, 161, 158: 174 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA19E?

The complementary color is #9EABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA19E color

#AEA19E rgb(174, 161, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA19E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.1% green and 62% blue (174, 161, 158).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#AEA19E color codes

HEX	`#AEA19E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 161, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, 4.19, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 5.31, 37.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.371, 36.958, 37.559)`
Decimal	`11444638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA19E, 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 #AEA19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #AEA19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea19e; }
.text { color: #aea19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 161 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea19e, #aea99e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AEA19E?: #AEA19E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA19E?: The RGB value is 174, 161, 158: 174 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA19E?: The complementary color is #9EABAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.