What color is #AEBA9C?

#AEBA9C 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 #AEBA9C?

The RGB value is 174, 186, 156: 174 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBA9C?

The complementary color is #A89CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBA9C color

#AEBA9C rgb(174, 186, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBA9C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.9% green and 61.2% blue (174, 186, 156).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#AEBA9C color codes

HEX	`#AEBA9C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 186, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -9.58, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 16.82, 124.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.014, 46.517, 38.264)`
Decimal	`11451036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBA9C, 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 #AEBA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #AEBA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeba9c; }
.text { color: #aeba9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeba9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 186 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeba9c, #9fba9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEBA9C?: #AEBA9C 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 #AEBA9C?: The RGB value is 174, 186, 156: 174 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBA9C?: The complementary color is #A89CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.