What color is #AEA4A5?

#AEA4A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA4A5?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 165: 174 red, 164 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA4A5?

The complementary color is #A4AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA4A5 color

#AEA4A5 rgb(174, 164, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA4A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 64.7% blue (174, 164, 165).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#AEA4A5 color codes

HEX	`#AEA4A5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, 3.79, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 3.87, 11.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.522, 38.267, 41)`
Decimal	`11445413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA4A5, 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 #AEA4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #AEA4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea4a5; }
.text { color: #aea4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea4a5, #aea8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEA4A5?: #AEA4A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA4A5?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 165: 174 red, 164 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA4A5?: The complementary color is #A4AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.