What color is #AEB879?

#AEB879 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB879?

The RGB value is 174, 184, 121: 174 red, 184 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB879?

The complementary color is #8379B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB879 color

#AEB879 rgb(174, 184, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB879 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 47.5% blue (174, 184, 121).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#AEB879 color codes

HEX	`#AEB879`
RGB	`rgb(174, 184, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 34%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -13.69, 30.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 33.8, 113.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.047, 44.66, 24.701)`
Decimal	`11450489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB879, 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 #AEB879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #AEB879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb879; }
.text { color: #aeb879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 184 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb879, #8fb879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEB879?: #AEB879 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB879?: The RGB value is 174, 184, 121: 174 red, 184 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB879?: The complementary color is #8379B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.