What color is #AEB4AD?

#AEB4AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4AD?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 173: 174 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4AD?

The complementary color is #B3ADB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4AD color

#AEB4AD rgb(174, 180, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 67.8% blue (174, 180, 173).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#AEB4AD color codes

HEX	`#AEB4AD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -3.42, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 4.44, 140.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.318, 44.658, 45.97)`
Decimal	`11449517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4AD, 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 #AEB4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #AEB4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4ad; }
.text { color: #aeb4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4ad, #adb4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB4AD?: #AEB4AD is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4AD?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 173: 174 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4AD?: The complementary color is #B3ADB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.