What color is #AEA48A?

#AEA48A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA48A?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 138: 174 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA48A?

The complementary color is #8A94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA48A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA48A color

#AEA48A rgb(174, 164, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA48A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 54.1% blue (174, 164, 138).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#AEA48A color codes

HEX	`#AEA48A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, -0.73, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 14.83, 92.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.318, 37.385, 29.395)`
Decimal	`11445386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA48A, 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 #AEA48A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA48A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #AEA48A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea48a; }
.text { color: #aea48a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea48a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea48a, #a6ae8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA48A?: #AEA48A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA48A?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 138: 174 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA48A?: The complementary color is #8A94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA48A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.