What color is #AEAEA9?

#AEAEA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAEA9?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 169: 174 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAEA9?

The complementary color is #A9A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAEA9 color

#AEAEA9 rgb(174, 174, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAEA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 66.3% blue (174, 174, 169).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#AEAEA9 color codes

HEX	`#AEAEA9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, -0.93, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 2.72, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.752, 42.135, 43.567)`
Decimal	`11447977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAEA9, 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 #AEAEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #AEAEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaea9; }
.text { color: #aeaea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaea9, #acaea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEAEA9?: #AEAEA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAEA9?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 169: 174 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAEA9?: The complementary color is #A9A9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.