What color is #AEA78B?

#AEA78B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA78B?

The RGB value is 174, 167, 139: 174 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA78B?

The complementary color is #8B92AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA78B color

#AEA78B rgb(174, 167, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA78B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (174, 167, 139).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#AEA78B color codes

HEX	`#AEA78B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 167, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, -2.2, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 15.57, 98.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.934, 38.501, 29.959)`
Decimal	`11446155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA78B, 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 #AEA78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #AEA78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea78b; }
.text { color: #aea78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 167 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea78b, #a4ae8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA78B?: #AEA78B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA78B?: The RGB value is 174, 167, 139: 174 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA78B?: The complementary color is #8B92AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.