What color is #AEA891?

#AEA891 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA891?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 145: 174 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA891?

The complementary color is #9197AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA891 color

#AEA891 rgb(174, 168, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA891 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 56.9% blue (174, 168, 145).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#AEA891 color codes

HEX	`#AEA891`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -1.8, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 12.8, 98.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.569, 39.049, 32.393)`
Decimal	`11446417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA891, 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 #AEA891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #AEA891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea891; }
.text { color: #aea891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea891, #a6ae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEA891?: #AEA891 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA891?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 145: 174 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA891?: The complementary color is #9197AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.