What color is #AEAC9D?

#AEAC9D 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 #AEAC9D?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 157: 174 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAC9D?

The complementary color is #9D9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAC9D color

#AEAC9D rgb(174, 172, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAC9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 61.6% blue (174, 172, 157).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#AEAC9D color codes

HEX	`#AEAC9D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -1.97, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 8.21, 103.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.293, 40.938, 37.776)`
Decimal	`11447453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAC9D, 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 #AEAC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #AEAC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeac9d; }
.text { color: #aeac9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeac9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeac9d, #a8ae9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEAC9D?: #AEAC9D 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 #AEAC9D?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 157: 174 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAC9D?: The complementary color is #9D9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.