What color is #AEA0A2?

#AEA0A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA0A2?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 162: 174 red, 160 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA0A2?

The complementary color is #A0AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA0A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA0A2 color

#AEA0A2 rgb(174, 160, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA0A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 63.5% blue (174, 160, 162).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#AEA0A2 color codes

HEX	`#AEA0A2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 5.45, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 5.51, 8.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.547, 36.749, 39.343)`
Decimal	`11444386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA0A2, 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 #AEA0A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA0A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #AEA0A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea0a2; }
.text { color: #aea0a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea0a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea0a2, #aea5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AEA0A2?: #AEA0A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA0A2?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 162: 174 red, 160 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA0A2?: The complementary color is #A0AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA0A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.