What color is #AEB67B?

#AEB67B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB67B?

The RGB value is 174, 182, 123: 174 red, 182 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB67B?

The complementary color is #837BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB67B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB67B color

#AEB67B rgb(174, 182, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB67B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71.4% green and 48.2% blue (174, 182, 123).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#AEB67B color codes

HEX	`#AEB67B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 182, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 32%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -12.4, 29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 31.69, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.759, 43.885, 25.217)`
Decimal	`11449979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB67B, 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 #AEB67B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB67B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #AEB67B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb67b; }
.text { color: #aeb67b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb67b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 182 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb67b, #91b67b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEB67B?: #AEB67B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB67B?: The RGB value is 174, 182, 123: 174 red, 182 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB67B?: The complementary color is #837BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB67B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.