What color is #AEB19C?

#AEB19C 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 #AEB19C?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 156: 174 red, 177 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB19C?

The complementary color is #9F9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB19C color

#AEB19C rgb(174, 177, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB19C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 61.2% blue (174, 177, 156).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#AEB19C color codes

HEX	`#AEB19C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.45, -4.82, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.45, 11.46, 114.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.178, 42.843, 37.652)`
Decimal	`11448732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB19C, 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 #AEB19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #AEB19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb19c; }
.text { color: #aeb19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb19c, #a4b19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB19C?: #AEB19C 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 #AEB19C?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 156: 174 red, 177 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB19C?: The complementary color is #9F9CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.