What color is #AEA8BF?

#AEA8BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA8BF?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 191: 174 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA8BF?

The complementary color is #B9BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA8BF color

#AEA8BF rgb(174, 168, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA8BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (174, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#AEA8BF color codes

HEX	`#AEA8BF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, 6.62, -10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 12.82, 301.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.86, 40.765, 54.996)`
Decimal	`11446463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA8BF, 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 #AEA8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #AEA8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea8bf; }
.text { color: #aea8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea8bf, #b9a8bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEA8BF?: #AEA8BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA8BF?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 191: 174 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA8BF?: The complementary color is #B9BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.