What color is #AEA4AA?

#AEA4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA4AA?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 170: 174 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA4AA?

The complementary color is #A4AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA4AA color

#AEA4AA rgb(174, 164, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA4AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 66.7% blue (174, 164, 170).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#AEA4AA color codes

HEX	`#AEA4AA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 4.71, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 5.04, 339.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.986, 38.452, 43.443)`
Decimal	`11445418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA4AA, 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 #AEA4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #AEA4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea4aa; }
.text { color: #aea4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea4aa, #aea4a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEA4AA?: #AEA4AA is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA4AA?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 170: 174 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA4AA?: The complementary color is #A4AEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.