What color is #AEB09A?

#AEB09A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB09A?

The RGB value is 174, 176, 154: 174 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB09A?

The complementary color is #9C9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB09A color

#AEB09A rgb(174, 176, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB09A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69% green and 60.4% blue (174, 176, 154).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% 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 9.48:1).

#AEB09A color codes

HEX	`#AEB09A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 176, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -4.63, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 11.97, 112.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.813, 42.383, 36.702)`
Decimal	`11448474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB09A, 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 #AEB09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #AEB09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb09a; }
.text { color: #aeb09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 176 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb09a, #a3b09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEB09A?: #AEB09A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB09A?: The RGB value is 174, 176, 154: 174 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB09A?: The complementary color is #9C9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.