What color is #AEAA99?

#AEAA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAA99?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 153: 174 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAA99?

The complementary color is #999DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAA99 color

#AEAA99 rgb(174, 170, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAA99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 60% blue (174, 170, 153).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#AEAA99 color codes

HEX	`#AEAA99`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, -1.57, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 9.41, 99.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.579, 40.048, 35.881)`
Decimal	`11446937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAA99, 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 #AEAA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #AEAA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaa99; }
.text { color: #aeaa99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaa99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaa99, #a7ae99); }

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Questions

What color is #AEAA99?: #AEAA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAA99?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 153: 174 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAA99?: The complementary color is #999DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.