What color is #AEA79B?

#AEA79B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA79B?

The RGB value is 174, 167, 155: 174 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA79B?

The complementary color is #9BA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA79B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA79B color

#AEA79B rgb(174, 167, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA79B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.5% green and 60.8% blue (174, 167, 155).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#AEA79B color codes

HEX	`#AEA79B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 167, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, 0.39, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 7.11, 86.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.19, 39.003, 36.573)`
Decimal	`11446171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA79B, 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 #AEA79B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA79B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #AEA79B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea79b; }
.text { color: #aea79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea79b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 167 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea79b, #abae9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA79B?: #AEA79B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA79B?: The RGB value is 174, 167, 155: 174 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA79B?: The complementary color is #9BA2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA79B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.