What color is #AEAAB5?

#AEAAB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAAB5?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 181: 174 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAAB5?

The complementary color is #B1B5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAAB5 color

#AEAAB5 rgb(174, 170, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAAB5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 71% blue (174, 170, 181).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#AEAAB5 color codes

HEX	`#AEAAB5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 3.52, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 6.22, 304.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.169, 41.084, 49.521)`
Decimal	`11446965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAAB5, 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 #AEAAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #AEAAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaab5; }
.text { color: #aeaab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaab5, #b4aab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEAAB5?: #AEAAB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAAB5?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 181: 174 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAAB5?: The complementary color is #B1B5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.