What color is #AEAEB9?

#AEAEB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAEB9?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 185: 174 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAEB9?

The complementary color is #B9B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAEB9 color

#AEAEB9 rgb(174, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAEB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (174, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#AEAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#AEAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.4, 2.13, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.4, 6, 290.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.347, 42.773, 51.967)`
Decimal	`11447993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAEB9, 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 #AEAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #AEAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaeb9; }
.text { color: #aeaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaeb9, #b3aeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEAEB9?: #AEAEB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAEB9?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 185: 174 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAEB9?: The complementary color is #B9B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.