What color is #AEAE96?

#AEAE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAE96?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 150: 174 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAE96?

The complementary color is #9696AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAE96 color

#AEAE96 rgb(174, 174, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAE96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (174, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#AEAE96 color codes

HEX	`#AEAE96`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -4.22, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 13.05, 108.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.096, 41.473, 34.846)`
Decimal	`11447958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAE96, 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 #AEAE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #AEAE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeae96; }
.text { color: #aeae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeae96, #a2ae96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEAE96?: #AEAE96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAE96?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 150: 174 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAE96?: The complementary color is #9696AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.