What color is #AEBE91?

#AEBE91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBE91?

The RGB value is 174, 190, 145: 174 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBE91?

The complementary color is #A191BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBE91 color

#AEBE91 rgb(174, 190, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #AEBE91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.5% green and 56.9% blue (174, 190, 145).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#AEBE91 color codes

HEX	`#AEBE91`
RGB	`rgb(174, 190, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.74, -13.41, 20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.74, 24.87, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.979, 47.87, 33.863)`
Decimal	`11452049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBE91, 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 #AEBE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #AEBE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebe91; }
.text { color: #aebe91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebe91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 190 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebe91, #97be91); }

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Questions

What color is #AEBE91?: #AEBE91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBE91?: The RGB value is 174, 190, 145: 174 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBE91?: The complementary color is #A191BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.