What color is #AEA3AF?

#AEA3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA3AF?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 175: 174 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA3AF?

The complementary color is #A4AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA3AF color

#AEA3AF rgb(174, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA3AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (174, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% 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 8.66:1).

#AEA3AF color codes

HEX	`#AEA3AF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, 6.2, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 7.82, 322.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.289, 38.288, 45.922)`
Decimal	`11445167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA3AF, 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 #AEA3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #AEA3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea3af; }
.text { color: #aea3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea3af, #afa3aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEA3AF?: #AEA3AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA3AF?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 175: 174 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA3AF?: The complementary color is #A4AFA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.