What color is #AEB572?

#AEB572 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB572?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 114: 174 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB572?

The complementary color is #7972B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB572 color

#AEB572 rgb(174, 181, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB572 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 44.7% blue (174, 181, 114).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#AEB572 color codes

HEX	`#AEB572`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -13.02, 33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 35.79, 111.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.017, 43.262, 22.317)`
Decimal	`11449714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB572, 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 #AEB572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #AEB572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb572; }
.text { color: #aeb572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb572, #8db572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEB572?: #AEB572 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB572?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 114: 174 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB572?: The complementary color is #7972B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.