What color is #AEACAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #AEACAD?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 173: 174 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEACAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEACAD color

#AEACAD rgb(174, 172, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEACAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (174, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#AEACAD color codes

HEX	`#AEACAD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.54, 0.9, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.54, 0.93, 343.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.75, 41.521, 45.447)`
Decimal	`11447469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACAD, 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 #AEACAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #AEACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeacad; }
.text { color: #aeacad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeacad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeacad, #aeacac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEACAD?: #AEACAD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACAD?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 173: 174 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACAD?: The complementary color is #ACAEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.