What color is #AEA0AD?

#AEA0AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA0AD?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 173: 174 red, 160 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA0AD?

The complementary color is #A0AEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA0AD color

#AEA0AD rgb(174, 160, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA0AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 67.8% blue (174, 160, 173).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#AEA0AD color codes

HEX	`#AEA0AD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.4, 7.48, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.4, 8.93, 326.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.568, 37.158, 44.72)`
Decimal	`11444397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA0AD, 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 #AEA0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #AEA0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea0ad; }
.text { color: #aea0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea0ad, #aea0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA0AD?: #AEA0AD is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA0AD?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 173: 174 red, 160 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA0AD?: The complementary color is #A0AEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.