What color is #AEB0B1?

#AEB0B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB0B1?

The RGB value is 174, 176, 177: 174 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB0B1?

The complementary color is #B1AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB0B1 color

#AEB0B1 rgb(174, 176, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB0B1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69% green and 69.4% blue (174, 176, 177).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#AEB0B1 color codes

HEX	`#AEB0B1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 176, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 2%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.71, -0.51, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.71, 0.92, 235.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.915, 43.224, 47.774)`
Decimal	`11448497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB0B1, 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 #AEB0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #AEB0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb0b1; }
.text { color: #aeb0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 176 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb0b1, #aeafb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB0B1?: #AEB0B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB0B1?: The RGB value is 174, 176, 177: 174 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB0B1?: The complementary color is #B1AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.