What color is #AEA8A9?

#AEA8A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA8A9?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 169: 174 red, 168 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA8A9?

The complementary color is #A8AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA8A9 color

#AEA8A9 rgb(174, 168, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA8A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 66.3% blue (174, 168, 169).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#AEA8A9 color codes

HEX	`#AEA8A9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, 2.33, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 2.34, 6.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.619, 39.869, 43.189)`
Decimal	`11446441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA8A9, 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 #AEA8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #AEA8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea8a9; }
.text { color: #aea8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea8a9, #aeaaa8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEA8A9?: #AEA8A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA8A9?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 169: 174 red, 168 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA8A9?: The complementary color is #A8AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.