What color is #AEABAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #AEABAE?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEABAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEABAE color

#AEABAE rgb(174, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEABAE is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#AEABAE color codes

HEX	`#AEABAE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, 1.63, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 2, 324.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.657, 41.181, 45.896)`
Decimal	`11447214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEABAE, 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 #AEABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #AEABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEABAE?: #AEABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEABAE?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 174: 174 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEABAE?: The complementary color is #ABAEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.