What color is #AEAE99?

#AEAE99 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 #AEAE99?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 153: 174 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAE99?

The complementary color is #9999AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAE99 color

#AEAE99 rgb(174, 174, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAE99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 60% blue (174, 174, 153).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#AEAE99 color codes

HEX	`#AEAE99`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, -3.72, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 11.42, 109.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.341, 41.571, 36.135)`
Decimal	`11447961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAE99, 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 #AEAE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #AEAE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeae99; }
.text { color: #aeae99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeae99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeae99, #a3ae99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEAE99?: #AEAE99 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 #AEAE99?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 153: 174 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAE99?: The complementary color is #9999AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.