What color is #AEA3A8?

#AEA3A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA3A8?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 168: 174 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA3A8?

The complementary color is #A3AEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA3A8 color

#AEA3A8 rgb(174, 163, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA3A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 65.9% blue (174, 163, 168).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#AEA3A8 color codes

HEX	`#AEA3A8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.04, 4.89, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.04, 5.02, 346.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.62, 38.021, 42.395)`
Decimal	`11445160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA3A8, 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 #AEA3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #AEA3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea3a8; }
.text { color: #aea3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea3a8, #aea3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEA3A8?: #AEA3A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA3A8?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 168: 174 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA3A8?: The complementary color is #A3AEA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.