What color is #AEB295?

#AEB295 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB295?

The RGB value is 174, 178, 149: 174 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB295?

The complementary color is #9995B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB295 color

#AEB295 rgb(174, 178, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB295 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.8% green and 58.4% blue (174, 178, 149).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% 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 9.6:1).

#AEB295 color codes

HEX	`#AEB295`
RGB	`rgb(174, 178, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.56, -6.51, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.56, 15.78, 114.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.8, 43.01, 34.686)`
Decimal	`11448981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB295, 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 #AEB295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #AEB295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb295; }
.text { color: #aeb295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 178 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb295, #a0b295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEB295?: #AEB295 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB295?: The RGB value is 174, 178, 149: 174 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB295?: The complementary color is #9995B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.