What color is #AEB99C?

#AEB99C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB99C?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 156: 174 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB99C?

The complementary color is #A79CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB99C color

#AEB99C rgb(174, 185, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEB99C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 61.2% blue (174, 185, 156).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#AEB99C color codes

HEX	`#AEB99C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, -9.05, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 16.21, 123.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.804, 46.097, 38.194)`
Decimal	`11450780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB99C, 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 #AEB99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #AEB99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb99c; }
.text { color: #aeb99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb99c, #a0b99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEB99C?: #AEB99C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB99C?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 156: 174 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB99C?: The complementary color is #A79CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.