What color is #AEA39F?

#AEA39F 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 #AEA39F?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 159: 174 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA39F?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEA39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA39F color

#AEA39F rgb(174, 163, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA39F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 62.4% blue (174, 163, 159).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#AEA39F color codes

HEX	`#AEA39F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, 3.27, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 4.79, 47.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.81, 37.697, 38.131)`
Decimal	`11445151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA39F, 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 #AEA39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #AEA39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea39f; }
.text { color: #aea39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea39f, #aeab9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEA39F?: #AEA39F 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 #AEA39F?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 159: 174 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA39F?: The complementary color is #9FAAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.