What color is #AEA89A?

#AEA89A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA89A?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 154: 174 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA89A?

The complementary color is #9AA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA89A color

#AEA89A rgb(174, 168, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA89A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (174, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#AEA89A color codes

HEX	`#AEA89A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, -0.32, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 8.01, 92.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.29, 39.337, 36.194)`
Decimal	`11446426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA89A, 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 #AEA89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #AEA89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea89a; }
.text { color: #aea89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea89a, #aaae9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA89A?: #AEA89A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA89A?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 154: 174 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA89A?: The complementary color is #9AA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.