What color is #AEAE89?

#AEAE89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAE89?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 137: 174 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAE89?

The complementary color is #8989AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAE89 color

#AEAE89 rgb(174, 174, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAE89 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 53.7% blue (174, 174, 137).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#AEAE89 color codes

HEX	`#AEAE89`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -6.25, 19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 20.06, 108.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.107, 41.077, 29.636)`
Decimal	`11447945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAE89, 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 #AEAE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #AEAE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeae89; }
.text { color: #aeae89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeae89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeae89, #9cae89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEAE89?: #AEAE89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAE89?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 137: 174 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAE89?: The complementary color is #8989AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.