What color is #AEABA3?

#AEABA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEABA3?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 163: 174 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEABA3?

The complementary color is #A3A6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEABA3?

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.

#AEABA3 color

#AEABA3 rgb(174, 171, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEABA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 63.9% blue (174, 171, 163).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEABA3 color codes

HEX	`#AEABA3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, -0.39, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 4.51, 94.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.628, 40.769, 40.477)`
Decimal	`11447203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEABA3, 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 #AEABA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEABA3 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 #AEABA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaba3; }
.text { color: #aeaba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaba3, #acaea3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEABA3?: #AEABA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEABA3?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 163: 174 red, 171 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEABA3?: The complementary color is #A3A6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEABA3?: 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.