What color is #AEA0AE?

#AEA0AE is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA0AE?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEA0AE?

The complementary color is #A0AEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA0AE color

#AEA0AE rgb(174, 160, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA0AE is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#AEA0AE color codes

HEX	`#AEA0AE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, 7.67, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 9.38, 324.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.665, 37.197, 45.232)`
Decimal	`11444398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA0AE, 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 #AEA0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #AEA0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea0ae; }
.text { color: #aea0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea0ae, #aea0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA0AE?: #AEA0AE is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA0AE?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 174: 174 red, 160 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA0AE?: The complementary color is #A0AEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.