What color is #AEA583?

#AEA583 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA583?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 131: 174 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA583?

The complementary color is #838CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA583 color

#AEA583 rgb(174, 165, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA583 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 51.4% blue (174, 165, 131).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#AEA583 color codes

HEX	`#AEA583`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, -2.31, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 18.98, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.007, 37.548, 26.872)`
Decimal	`11445635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA583, 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 #AEA583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #AEA583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea583; }
.text { color: #aea583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea583, #a2ae83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AEA583?: #AEA583 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA583?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 131: 174 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA583?: The complementary color is #838CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.