What color is #AEB088?

#AEB088 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 #AEB088?

The RGB value is 174, 176, 136: 174 red, 176 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB088?

The complementary color is #8A88B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB088 color

#AEB088 rgb(174, 176, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB088 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69% green and 53.3% blue (174, 176, 136).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#AEB088 color codes

HEX	`#AEB088`
RGB	`rgb(174, 176, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, -7.46, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 21.64, 110.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.425, 41.827, 29.39)`
Decimal	`11448456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB088, 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 #AEB088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #AEB088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb088; }
.text { color: #aeb088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 176 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb088, #9ab088); }

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Questions

What color is #AEB088?: #AEB088 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 #AEB088?: The RGB value is 174, 176, 136: 174 red, 176 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB088?: The complementary color is #8A88B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.