What color is #AEA8BB?

#AEA8BB 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 #AEA8BB?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 187: 174 red, 168 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA8BB?

The complementary color is #B5BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA8BB color

#AEA8BB rgb(174, 168, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA8BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 73.3% blue (174, 168, 187).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#AEA8BB color codes

HEX	`#AEA8BB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, 5.81, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 10.67, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.426, 40.592, 52.709)`
Decimal	`11446459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA8BB, 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 #AEA8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #AEA8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea8bb; }
.text { color: #aea8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea8bb, #b8a8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA8BB?: #AEA8BB 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 #AEA8BB?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 187: 174 red, 168 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA8BB?: The complementary color is #B5BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.