What color is #AEAB9C?

#AEAB9C 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 #AEAB9C?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 156: 174 red, 171 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAB9C?

The complementary color is #9C9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAB9C color

#AEAB9C rgb(174, 171, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAB9C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 61.2% blue (174, 171, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#AEAB9C color codes

HEX	`#AEAB9C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, -1.61, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 8.26, 101.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.019, 40.525, 37.265)`
Decimal	`11447196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAB9C, 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 #AEAB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #AEAB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeab9c; }
.text { color: #aeab9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeab9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeab9c, #a8ae9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEAB9C?: #AEAB9C 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 #AEAB9C?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 156: 174 red, 171 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAB9C?: The complementary color is #9C9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.