What color is #AEA587?

#AEA587 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA587?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 135: 174 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA587?

The complementary color is #8790AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA587 color

#AEA587 rgb(174, 165, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA587 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 52.9% blue (174, 165, 135).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#AEA587 color codes

HEX	`#AEA587`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -1.72, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 16.84, 95.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.284, 37.659, 28.327)`
Decimal	`11445639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA587, 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 #AEA587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #AEA587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea587; }
.text { color: #aea587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea587, #a4ae87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA587?: #AEA587 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA587?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 135: 174 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA587?: The complementary color is #8790AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.