What color is #AEB4B7?

#AEB4B7 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4B7?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 183: 174 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4B7?

The complementary color is #B7B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4B7 color

#AEB4B7 rgb(174, 180, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4B7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 71.8% blue (174, 180, 183).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#AEB4B7 color codes

HEX	`#AEB4B7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -1.51, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 2.72, 236.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.322, 45.06, 51.258)`
Decimal	`11449527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4B7, 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 #AEB4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #AEB4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4b7; }
.text { color: #aeb4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4b7, #aeb0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB4B7?: #AEB4B7 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4B7?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 183: 174 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4B7?: The complementary color is #B7B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.