What color is #AEB4BA?

#AEB4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4BA?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 186: 174 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4BA?

The complementary color is #BAB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4BA color

#AEB4BA rgb(174, 180, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 72.9% blue (174, 180, 186).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#AEB4BA color codes

HEX	`#AEB4BA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, -0.93, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 3.89, 256.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.638, 45.186, 52.92)`
Decimal	`11449530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4BA, 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 #AEB4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #AEB4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4ba; }
.text { color: #aeb4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4ba, #aeaeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB4BA?: #AEB4BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4BA?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 186: 174 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4BA?: The complementary color is #BAB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.