What color is #AEA6A2?

#AEA6A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA6A2?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 162: 174 red, 166 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA6A2?

The complementary color is #A2AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA6A2 color

#AEA6A2 rgb(174, 166, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA6A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 63.5% blue (174, 166, 162).

Its hue angle is 20°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#AEA6A2 color codes

HEX	`#AEA6A2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, 2.15, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 3.77, 55.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.613, 38.88, 39.699)`
Decimal	`11445922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA6A2, 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 #AEA6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #AEA6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea6a2; }
.text { color: #aea6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea6a2, #aeaca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEA6A2?: #AEA6A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA6A2?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 162: 174 red, 166 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA6A2?: The complementary color is #A2AAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.