What color is #AEB3AE?

#AEB3AE is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB3AE?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEB3AE?

The complementary color is #B3AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB3AE color

#AEB3AE rgb(174, 179, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB3AE is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#AEB3AE color codes

HEX	`#AEB3AE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 179, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, -2.69, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 3.32, 144.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.214, 44.295, 46.415)`
Decimal	`11449262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB3AE, 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 #AEB3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #AEB3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb3ae; }
.text { color: #aeb3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 179 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb3ae, #aeb3b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB3AE?: #AEB3AE is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB3AE?: The RGB value is 174, 179, 174: 174 red, 179 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB3AE?: The complementary color is #B3AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.