What color is #AEA6A1?

#AEA6A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA6A1?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 161: 174 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA6A1?

The complementary color is #A1A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA6A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA6A1 color

#AEA6A1 rgb(174, 166, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA6A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 63.1% blue (174, 166, 161).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#AEA6A1 color codes

HEX	`#AEA6A1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.64, 1.98, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.64, 4.12, 61.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.524, 38.845, 39.232)`
Decimal	`11445921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA6A1, 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 #AEA6A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA6A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #AEA6A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea6a1; }
.text { color: #aea6a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea6a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea6a1, #aeada1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA6A1?: #AEA6A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA6A1?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 161: 174 red, 166 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA6A1?: The complementary color is #A1A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA6A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.