What color is #AEB3A7?

#AEB3A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB3A7?

The RGB value is 174, 179, 167: 174 red, 179 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB3A7?

The complementary color is #ACA7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB3A7 color

#AEB3A7 rgb(174, 179, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB3A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.2% green and 65.5% blue (174, 179, 167).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#AEB3A7 color codes

HEX	`#AEB3A7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 179, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, -3.98, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 6.8, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.55, 44.029, 42.914)`
Decimal	`11449255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB3A7, 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 #AEB3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #AEB3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb3a7; }
.text { color: #aeb3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 179 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb3a7, #a8b3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB3A7?: #AEB3A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB3A7?: The RGB value is 174, 179, 167: 174 red, 179 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB3A7?: The complementary color is #ACA7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.