What color is #AEB37F?

#AEB37F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB37F?

The RGB value is 174, 179, 127: 174 red, 179 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB37F?

The complementary color is #847FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB37F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB37F color

#AEB37F rgb(174, 179, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB37F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.2% green and 49.8% blue (174, 179, 127).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#AEB37F color codes

HEX	`#AEB37F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 179, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.4, -10.31, 26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.4, 28.01, 111.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.406, 42.772, 26.36)`
Decimal	`11449215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB37F, 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 #AEB37F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB37F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #AEB37F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb37f; }
.text { color: #aeb37f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb37f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 179 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb37f, #94b37f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEB37F?: #AEB37F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB37F?: The RGB value is 174, 179, 127: 174 red, 179 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB37F?: The complementary color is #847FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB37F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.