What color is #AEA4B3?

#AEA4B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA4B3?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 179: 174 red, 164 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA4B3?

The complementary color is #A9B3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA4B3 color

#AEA4B3 rgb(174, 164, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA4B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 70.2% blue (174, 164, 179).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#AEA4B3 color codes

HEX	`#AEA4B3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, 6.43, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 9.08, 315.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.866, 38.804, 48.082)`
Decimal	`11445427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA4B3, 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 #AEA4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #AEA4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea4b3; }
.text { color: #aea4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea4b3, #b3a4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA4B3?: #AEA4B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA4B3?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 179: 174 red, 164 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA4B3?: The complementary color is #A9B3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.