What color is #AEACA7?

#AEACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEACA7?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 167: 174 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACA7?

The complementary color is #A7A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEACA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEACA7 color

#AEACA7 rgb(174, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEACA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (174, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#AEACA7 color codes

HEX	`#AEACA7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, -0.21, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 2.83, 94.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.182, 41.294, 42.458)`
Decimal	`11447463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACA7, 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 #AEACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #AEACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaca7; }
.text { color: #aeaca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaca7, #adaea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEACA7?: #AEACA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACA7?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 167: 174 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACA7?: The complementary color is #A7A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.