What color is #AEAEA0?

#AEAEA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAEA0?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 160: 174 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAEA0?

The complementary color is #A0A0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAEA0 color

#AEAEA0 rgb(174, 174, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAEA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (174, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#AEAEA0 color codes

HEX	`#AEAEA0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -2.53, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 7.62, 109.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.936, 41.809, 39.27)`
Decimal	`11447968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAEA0, 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 #AEAEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #AEAEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaea0; }
.text { color: #aeaea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaea0, #a7aea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AEAEA0?: #AEAEA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAEA0?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 160: 174 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAEA0?: The complementary color is #A0A0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.