What color is #AEACB5?

#AEACB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEACB5?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 181: 174 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACB5?

The complementary color is #B3B5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEACB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEACB5 color

#AEACB5 rgb(174, 172, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEACB5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (174, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#AEACB5 color codes

HEX	`#AEACB5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, 2.43, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 4.98, 299.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.547, 41.84, 49.647)`
Decimal	`11447477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACB5, 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 #AEACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #AEACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeacb5; }
.text { color: #aeacb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeacb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeacb5, #b3acb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEACB5?: #AEACB5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACB5?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 181: 174 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACB5?: The complementary color is #B3B5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.