What color is #AEAFB4?

#AEAFB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAFB4?

The RGB value is 174, 175, 180: 174 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAFB4?

The complementary color is #B4B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAFB4 color

#AEAFB4 rgb(174, 175, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAFB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.6% green and 70.6% blue (174, 175, 180).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#AEAFB4 color codes

HEX	`#AEAFB4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 175, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 3%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 0.6, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 2.74, 282.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.022, 42.954, 49.301)`
Decimal	`11448244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAFB4, 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 #AEAFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #AEAFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeafb4; }
.text { color: #aeafb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeafb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 175 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeafb4, #b0aeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAFB4?: #AEAFB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAFB4?: The RGB value is 174, 175, 180: 174 red, 175 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAFB4?: The complementary color is #B4B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.