What color is #AEA29B?

#AEA29B 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 #AEA29B?

The RGB value is 174, 162, 155: 174 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA29B?

The complementary color is #9BA7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA29B color

#AEA29B rgb(174, 162, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA29B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (174, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#AEA29B color codes

HEX	`#AEA29B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, 3.12, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 6.07, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.292, 37.206, 36.274)`
Decimal	`11444891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA29B, 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 #AEA29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #AEA29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea29b; }
.text { color: #aea29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea29b, #aeab9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA29B?: #AEA29B 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 #AEA29B?: The RGB value is 174, 162, 155: 174 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA29B?: The complementary color is #9BA7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.