What color is #AEADB1?

#AEADB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEADB1?

The RGB value is 174, 173, 177: 174 red, 173 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEADB1?

The complementary color is #B0B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEADB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEADB1 color

#AEADB1 rgb(174, 173, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEADB1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.8% green and 69.4% blue (174, 173, 177).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#AEADB1 color codes

HEX	`#AEADB1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 173, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, 1.11, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 2.22, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.334, 42.06, 47.58)`
Decimal	`11447729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEADB1, 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 #AEADB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEADB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #AEADB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeadb1; }
.text { color: #aeadb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeadb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 173 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeadb1, #b0adb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEADB1?: #AEADB1 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEADB1?: The RGB value is 174, 173, 177: 174 red, 173 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEADB1?: The complementary color is #B0B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEADB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.