What color is #AEA393?

#AEA393 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA393?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 147: 174 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA393?

The complementary color is #939EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA393 color

#AEA393 rgb(174, 163, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA393 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 57.6% blue (174, 163, 147).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#AEA393 color codes

HEX	`#AEA393`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, 1.23, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 9.82, 82.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.819, 37.3, 32.911)`
Decimal	`11445139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA393, 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 #AEA393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #AEA393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea393; }
.text { color: #aea393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea393, #acae93); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA393?: #AEA393 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA393?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 147: 174 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA393?: The complementary color is #939EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.