What color is #AEABB9?

#AEABB9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEABB9?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 185: 174 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEABB9?

The complementary color is #B6B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEABB9 color

#AEABB9 rgb(174, 171, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEABB9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (174, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#AEABB9 color codes

HEX	`#AEABB9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.61, 3.76, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.61, 7.75, 299.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.774, 41.627, 51.776)`
Decimal	`11447225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEABB9, 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 #AEABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #AEABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeabb9; }
.text { color: #aeabb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeabb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeabb9, #b5abb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEABB9?: #AEABB9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEABB9?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 185: 174 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEABB9?: The complementary color is #B6B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.