What color is #AEB989?

#AEB989 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB989?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 137: 174 red, 185 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB989?

The complementary color is #9489B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB989 color

#AEB989 rgb(174, 185, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB989 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 53.7% blue (174, 185, 137).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% 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 10.1:1).

#AEB989 color codes

HEX	`#AEB989`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.22, -12.02, 23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.22, 26.08, 117.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.32, 45.503, 30.374)`
Decimal	`11450761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB989, 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 #AEB989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #AEB989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb989; }
.text { color: #aeb989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb989, #96b989); }

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Questions

What color is #AEB989?: #AEB989 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB989?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 137: 174 red, 185 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB989?: The complementary color is #9489B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.