What color is #AEB593?

#AEB593 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB593?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 147: 174 red, 181 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB593?

The complementary color is #9A93B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB593 color

#AEB593 rgb(174, 181, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB593 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 57.6% blue (174, 181, 147).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#AEB593 color codes

HEX	`#AEB593`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -8.41, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 18.55, 116.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.245, 44.153, 34.053)`
Decimal	`11449747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB593, 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 #AEB593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #AEB593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb593; }
.text { color: #aeb593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb593, #9db593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEB593?: #AEB593 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB593?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 147: 174 red, 181 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB593?: The complementary color is #9A93B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.