What color is #AEB9AF?

#AEB9AF is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB9AF?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 175: 174 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB9AF?

The complementary color is #B9AEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB9AF color

#AEB9AF rgb(174, 185, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB9AF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 68.6% blue (174, 185, 175).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#AEB9AF color codes

HEX	`#AEB9AF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.06, -5.71, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.06, 6.83, 146.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.541, 46.791, 47.34)`
Decimal	`11450799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB9AF, 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 #AEB9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #AEB9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb9af; }
.text { color: #aeb9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb9af, #aeb9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB9AF?: #AEB9AF is a light gray, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB9AF?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 175: 174 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB9AF?: The complementary color is #B9AEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.