What color is #AEACA6?

#AEACA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEACA6?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 166: 174 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACA6?

The complementary color is #A6A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEACA6?

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.

#AEACA6 color

#AEACA6 rgb(174, 172, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEACA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 65.1% blue (174, 172, 166).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEACA6 color codes

HEX	`#AEACA6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -0.39, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 3.35, 96.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.09, 41.257, 41.973)`
Decimal	`11447462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACA6, 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 #AEACA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACA6 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 #AEACA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaca6; }
.text { color: #aeaca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaca6, #acaea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEACA6?: #AEACA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACA6?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 166: 174 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACA6?: The complementary color is #A6A8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACA6?: 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.