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#AEB596 closest to Salvia

#AEB596 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Salvia. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(174, 181, 150)). Its HSL value is 74° hue, 17% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black. #AEB596 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.85:1.

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Variations of #AEB596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEB596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEB596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEB596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9B297
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB194
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B295
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B297
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B397
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1B1AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFB4A1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B2AB

#AEB596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#AEB596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.85:1 Very good#AEB596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEB596 in CSS

/* Salvia */
.color { color: #AEB596; }
.background { background-color: #AEB596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEB596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 181 150);
color: hsl(74 17% 65%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.044 117.8);

#AEB596 FAQ

What color is #AEB596?

#AEB596 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Salvia. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEB596?

#AEB596 is rgb(174, 181, 150) in RGB, hsl(74, 17%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEB596?

The complementary color of #AEB596 is #9D96B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEB596?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEB596: 9.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEB596 a warm or cool color?

#AEB596 is a cool color.