What color is #AEB8A6?

#AEB8A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB8A6?

The RGB value is 174, 184, 166: 174 red, 184 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB8A6?

The complementary color is #B0A6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB8A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB8A6 color

#AEB8A6 rgb(174, 184, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB8A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 65.1% blue (174, 184, 166).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#AEB8A6 color codes

HEX	`#AEB8A6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 184, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -6.81, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 10.47, 130.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.478, 46.033, 42.769)`
Decimal	`11450534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB8A6, 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 #AEB8A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB8A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #AEB8A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb8a6; }
.text { color: #aeb8a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb8a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 184 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb8a6, #a6b8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB8A6?: #AEB8A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB8A6?: The RGB value is 174, 184, 166: 174 red, 184 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB8A6?: The complementary color is #B0A6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB8A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.