What color is #AEAFA1?

#AEAFA1 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 #AEAFA1?

The RGB value is 174, 175, 161: 174 red, 175 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAFA1?

The complementary color is #A2A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAFA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAFA1 color

#AEAFA1 rgb(174, 175, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAFA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.6% green and 63.1% blue (174, 175, 161).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% 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 9.45:1).

#AEAFA1 color codes

HEX	`#AEAFA1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 175, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, -2.9, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 7.63, 112.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.218, 42.232, 39.797)`
Decimal	`11448225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAFA1, 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 #AEAFA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAFA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #AEAFA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeafa1; }
.text { color: #aeafa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeafa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 175 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeafa1, #a7afa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEAFA1?: #AEAFA1 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 #AEAFA1?: The RGB value is 174, 175, 161: 174 red, 175 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAFA1?: The complementary color is #A2A1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAFA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.