What color is #AEA584?

#AEA584 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA584?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 132: 174 red, 165 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA584?

The complementary color is #848DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA584?

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.

#AEA584 color

#AEA584 rgb(174, 165, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA584 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 51.8% blue (174, 165, 132).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AEA584 color codes

HEX	`#AEA584`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -2.16, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 18.44, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.076, 37.576, 27.23)`
Decimal	`11445636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA584, 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 #AEA584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA584 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 #AEA584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea584; }
.text { color: #aea584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea584, #a2ae84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA584?: #AEA584 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA584?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 132: 174 red, 165 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA584?: The complementary color is #848DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA584?: 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.