What color is #AEAFAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #AEAFAA?

The RGB value is 174, 175, 170: 174 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEAFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAFAA color

#AEAFAA rgb(174, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAFAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (174, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Steam Engine (#B2B2AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#AEAFAA color codes

HEX	`#AEAFAA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, -1.28, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 2.75, 117.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.04, 42.561, 44.128)`
Decimal	`11448234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAFAA, 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 #AEAFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #AEAFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeafaa; }
.text { color: #aeafaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeafaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeafaa, #acafaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEAFAA?: #AEAFAA is a gray, closest to the named color Steam Engine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAFAA?: The RGB value is 174, 175, 170: 174 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAFAA?: The complementary color is #ABAAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.