What color is #AEAAA8?

#AEAAA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAAA8?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 168: 174 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAAA8?

The complementary color is #A8ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAAA8?

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.

#AEAAA8 color

#AEAAA8 rgb(174, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAAA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (174, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEAAA8 color codes

HEX	`#AEAAA8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, 1.06, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 1.86, 55.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.897, 40.575, 42.821)`
Decimal	`11446952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAAA8, 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 #AEAAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAAA8 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 #AEAAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaaa8; }
.text { color: #aeaaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaaa8, #aeada8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAAA8?: #AEAAA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAAA8?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 168: 174 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAAA8?: The complementary color is #A8ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAAA8?: 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.