What color is #AEB0A2?

#AEB0A2 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 #AEB0A2?

The RGB value is 174, 176, 162: 174 red, 176 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB0A2?

The complementary color is #A4A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB0A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB0A2 color

#AEB0A2 rgb(174, 176, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB0A2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69% green and 63.5% blue (174, 176, 162).

Its hue angle is 69°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#AEB0A2 color codes

HEX	`#AEB0A2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 176, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, -3.26, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 7.65, 115.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.502, 42.658, 40.328)`
Decimal	`11448482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB0A2, 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 #AEB0A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB0A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #AEB0A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb0a2; }
.text { color: #aeb0a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb0a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 176 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb0a2, #a7b0a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEB0A2?: #AEB0A2 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 #AEB0A2?: The RGB value is 174, 176, 162: 174 red, 176 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB0A2?: The complementary color is #A4A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB0A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.