What color is #AEA688?

#AEA688 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA688?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 136: 174 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA688?

The complementary color is #8890AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA688 color

#AEA688 rgb(174, 166, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA688 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 53.3% blue (174, 166, 136).

Its hue angle is 47°, 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 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#AEA688 color codes

HEX	`#AEA688`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, -2.11, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 16.74, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.536, 38.049, 28.76)`
Decimal	`11445896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA688, 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 #AEA688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #AEA688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea688; }
.text { color: #aea688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea688, #a3ae88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA688?: #AEA688 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA688?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 136: 174 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA688?: The complementary color is #8890AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.