What color is #AEA99A?

#AEA99A 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 #AEA99A?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 154: 174 red, 169 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA99A?

The complementary color is #9A9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA99A color

#AEA99A rgb(174, 169, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA99A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 60.4% blue (174, 169, 154).

Its hue angle is 45°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#AEA99A color codes

HEX	`#AEA99A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -0.86, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 8.42, 95.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.476, 39.708, 36.256)`
Decimal	`11446682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA99A, 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 #AEA99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #AEA99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea99a; }
.text { color: #aea99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea99a, #a9ae9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEA99A?: #AEA99A 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 #AEA99A?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 154: 174 red, 169 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA99A?: The complementary color is #9A9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.