What color is #AEBAA1?

#AEBAA1 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 #AEBAA1?

The RGB value is 174, 186, 161: 174 red, 186 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBAA1?

The complementary color is #ADA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBAA1 color

#AEBAA1 rgb(174, 186, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBAA1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.9% green and 63.1% blue (174, 186, 161).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#AEBAA1 color codes

HEX	`#AEBAA1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 186, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.99, -8.73, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.99, 14.26, 127.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.446, 46.69, 40.54)`
Decimal	`11451041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBAA1, 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 #AEBAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #AEBAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebaa1; }
.text { color: #aebaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 186 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebaa1, #a2baa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AEBAA1?: #AEBAA1 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 #AEBAA1?: The RGB value is 174, 186, 161: 174 red, 186 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBAA1?: The complementary color is #ADA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.