What color is #AEAC9B?

#AEAC9B 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 #AEAC9B?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 155: 174 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAC9B?

The complementary color is #9B9DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAC9B color

#AEAC9B rgb(174, 172, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAC9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 60.8% blue (174, 172, 155).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#AEAC9B color codes

HEX	`#AEAC9B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -2.31, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 9.3, 104.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.124, 40.871, 36.884)`
Decimal	`11447451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAC9B, 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 #AEAC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #AEAC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeac9b; }
.text { color: #aeac9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeac9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeac9b, #a6ae9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAC9B?: #AEAC9B 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 #AEAC9B?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 155: 174 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAC9B?: The complementary color is #9B9DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.