What color is #AEB4A3?

#AEB4A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4A3?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 163: 174 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4A3?

The complementary color is #A9A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4A3?

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.

#AEB4A3 color

#AEB4A3 rgb(174, 180, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 63.9% blue (174, 180, 163).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEB4A3 color codes

HEX	`#AEB4A3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, -5.22, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 9.51, 123.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.387, 44.286, 41.064)`
Decimal	`11449507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4A3, 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 #AEB4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4A3 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 #AEB4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4a3; }
.text { color: #aeb4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4a3, #a5b4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB4A3?: #AEB4A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4A3?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 163: 174 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4A3?: The complementary color is #A9A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4A3?: 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.