What color is #AEA9A0?

#AEA9A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA9A0?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 160: 174 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA9A0?

The complementary color is #A0A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA9A0 color

#AEA9A0 rgb(174, 169, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA9A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 62.7% blue (174, 169, 160).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#AEA9A0 color codes

HEX	`#AEA9A0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 0.17, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 5.28, 88.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.988, 39.913, 38.954)`
Decimal	`11446688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA9A0, 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 #AEA9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #AEA9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea9a0; }
.text { color: #aea9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea9a0, #acaea0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEA9A0?: #AEA9A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA9A0?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 160: 174 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA9A0?: The complementary color is #A0A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.