What color is #AEB5AF?

#AEB5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB5AF?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 175: 174 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB5AF?

The complementary color is #B5AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB5AF color

#AEB5AF rgb(174, 181, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB5AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 68.6% blue (174, 181, 175).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 5% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#AEB5AF color codes

HEX	`#AEB5AF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 5%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -3.58, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 4.2, 148.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.716, 45.141, 47.065)`
Decimal	`11449775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB5AF, 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 #AEB5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #AEB5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb5af; }
.text { color: #aeb5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb5af, #aeb5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB5AF?: #AEB5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB5AF?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 175: 174 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB5AF?: The complementary color is #B5AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.