What color is #AEAA9A?

#AEAA9A 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 #AEAA9A?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 154: 174 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAA9A?

The complementary color is #9A9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAA9A color

#AEAA9A rgb(174, 170, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAA9A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 60.4% blue (174, 170, 154).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#AEAA9A color codes

HEX	`#AEAA9A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, -1.4, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 8.87, 99.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.662, 40.082, 36.318)`
Decimal	`11446938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAA9A, 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 #AEAA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #AEAA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaa9a; }
.text { color: #aeaa9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaa9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaa9a, #a8ae9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAA9A?: #AEAA9A 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 #AEAA9A?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 154: 174 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAA9A?: The complementary color is #9A9EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.