What color is #AEAB9D?

#AEAB9D 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 #AEAB9D?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 157: 174 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAB9D?

The complementary color is #9DA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAB9D color

#AEAB9D rgb(174, 171, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAB9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 61.6% blue (174, 171, 157).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 9% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#AEAB9D color codes

HEX	`#AEAB9D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -1.43, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 7.72, 100.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.104, 40.559, 37.713)`
Decimal	`11447197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAB9D, 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 #AEAB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #AEAB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeab9d; }
.text { color: #aeab9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeab9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeab9d, #a9ae9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEAB9D?: #AEAB9D 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 #AEAB9D?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 157: 174 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAB9D?: The complementary color is #9DA0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.