What color is #AEA7B7?

#AEA7B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA7B7?

The RGB value is 174, 167, 183: 174 red, 167 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA7B7?

The complementary color is #B0B7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA7B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA7B7 color

#AEA7B7 rgb(174, 167, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA7B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.5% green and 71.8% blue (174, 167, 183).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#AEA7B7 color codes

HEX	`#AEA7B7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 167, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 5.56, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 9.18, 307.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.82, 40.055, 50.424)`
Decimal	`11446199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA7B7, 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 #AEA7B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA7B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #AEA7B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea7b7; }
.text { color: #aea7b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea7b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 167 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea7b7, #b6a7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA7B7?: #AEA7B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA7B7?: The RGB value is 174, 167, 183: 174 red, 167 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA7B7?: The complementary color is #B0B7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA7B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.