What color is #AEA9AD?

#AEA9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA9AD?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 173: 174 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA9AD?

The complementary color is #A9AEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA9AD color

#AEA9AD rgb(174, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA9AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (174, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 3% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#AEA9AD color codes

HEX	`#AEA9AD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 3%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, 2.53, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 2.9, 330.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.185, 40.392, 45.259)`
Decimal	`11446701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA9AD, 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 #AEA9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #AEA9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea9ad; }
.text { color: #aea9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea9ad, #aea9ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEA9AD?: #AEA9AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA9AD?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 173: 174 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA9AD?: The complementary color is #A9AEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.