What color is #AEB997?

#AEB997 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 #AEB997?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 151: 174 red, 185 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB997?

The complementary color is #A297B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB997 color

#AEB997 rgb(174, 185, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB997 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 59.2% blue (174, 185, 151).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#AEB997 color codes

HEX	`#AEB997`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, -9.87, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 18.8, 121.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.39, 45.931, 36.01)`
Decimal	`11450775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB997, 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 #AEB997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #AEB997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb997; }
.text { color: #aeb997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb997, #9db997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEB997?: #AEB997 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 #AEB997?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 151: 174 red, 185 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB997?: The complementary color is #A297B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.