What color is #AEB4B6?

#AEB4B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4B6?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 182: 174 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4B6?

The complementary color is #B6B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4B6 color

#AEB4B6 rgb(174, 180, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4B6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 71.4% blue (174, 180, 182).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#AEB4B6 color codes

HEX	`#AEB4B6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.9, -1.71, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.9, 2.44, 225.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.219, 45.018, 50.712)`
Decimal	`11449526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4B6, 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 #AEB4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #AEB4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4b6; }
.text { color: #aeb4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4b6, #aeb0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB4B6?: #AEB4B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4B6?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 182: 174 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4B6?: The complementary color is #B6B0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.