What color is #AEABB0?

#AEABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEABB0?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 176: 174 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEABB0?

The complementary color is #ADB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEABB0 color

#AEABB0 rgb(174, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEABB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (174, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#AEABB0 color codes

HEX	`#AEABB0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, 2.01, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 2.97, 312.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.854, 41.259, 46.93)`
Decimal	`11447216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEABB0, 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 #AEABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #AEABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeabb0; }
.text { color: #aeabb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeabb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeabb0, #b0abb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEABB0?: #AEABB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEABB0?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 176: 174 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEABB0?: The complementary color is #ADB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.