What color is #AEB797?

#AEB797 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB797?

The RGB value is 174, 183, 151: 174 red, 183 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB797?

The complementary color is #A097B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB797 color

#AEB797 rgb(174, 183, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB797 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71.8% green and 59.2% blue (174, 183, 151).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#AEB797 color codes

HEX	`#AEB797`
RGB	`rgb(174, 183, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, -8.82, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 17.61, 120.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.974, 45.1, 35.871)`
Decimal	`11450263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB797, 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 #AEB797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #AEB797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb797; }
.text { color: #aeb797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 183 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb797, #9eb797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEB797?: #AEB797 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB797?: The RGB value is 174, 183, 151: 174 red, 183 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB797?: The complementary color is #A097B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.