What color is #AEB587?

#AEB587 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB587?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 135: 174 red, 181 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB587?

The complementary color is #8E87B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB587 color

#AEB587 rgb(174, 181, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB587 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 52.9% blue (174, 181, 135).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#AEB587 color codes

HEX	`#AEB587`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.09, -10.23, 22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.09, 24.89, 114.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.352, 43.796, 29.35)`
Decimal	`11449735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB587, 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 #AEB587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #AEB587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb587; }
.text { color: #aeb587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb587, #97b587); }

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Questions

What color is #AEB587?: #AEB587 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB587?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 135: 174 red, 181 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB587?: The complementary color is #8E87B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.