What color is #AEA2AB?

#AEA2AB is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA2AB?

The RGB value is 174, 162, 171: 174 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA2AB?

The complementary color is #A2AEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA2AB color

#AEA2AB rgb(174, 162, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA2AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (174, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#AEA2AB color codes

HEX	`#AEA2AB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 6, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 6.74, 332.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.726, 37.78, 43.825)`
Decimal	`11444907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA2AB, 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 #AEA2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #AEA2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea2ab; }
.text { color: #aea2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea2ab, #aea2a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA2AB?: #AEA2AB is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA2AB?: The RGB value is 174, 162, 171: 174 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA2AB?: The complementary color is #A2AEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.