What color is #AEB18C?

#AEB18C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB18C?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 140: 174 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB18C?

The complementary color is #8F8CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB18C color

#AEB18C rgb(174, 177, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB18C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 54.9% blue (174, 177, 140).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#AEB18C color codes

HEX	`#AEB18C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, -7.39, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 20.04, 111.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.911, 42.337, 30.98)`
Decimal	`11448716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB18C, 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 #AEB18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #AEB18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb18c; }
.text { color: #aeb18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb18c, #9cb18c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEB18C?: #AEB18C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB18C?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 140: 174 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB18C?: The complementary color is #8F8CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.