What color is #AEAC9F?

#AEAC9F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAC9F?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 159: 174 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAC9F?

The complementary color is #9FA1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAC9F color

#AEAC9F rgb(174, 172, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAC9F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 62.4% blue (174, 172, 159).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#AEAC9F color codes

HEX	`#AEAC9F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -1.63, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 7.13, 103.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.465, 41.007, 38.683)`
Decimal	`11447455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAC9F, 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 #AEAC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #AEAC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeac9f; }
.text { color: #aeac9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeac9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeac9f, #a9ae9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAC9F?: #AEAC9F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAC9F?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 159: 174 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAC9F?: The complementary color is #9FA1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.