What color is #AEBAAE?

#AEBAAE is a light gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBAAE?

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

What is the complementary color of #AEBAAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBAAE color

#AEBAAE rgb(174, 186, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBAAE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#AEBAAE color codes

HEX	`#AEBAAE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, -6.42, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 7.93, 144.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.653, 47.172, 46.894)`
Decimal	`11451054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBAAE, 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 #AEBAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #AEBAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebaae; }
.text { color: #aebaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebaae, #aebab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AEBAAE?: #AEBAAE is a light gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBAAE?: The RGB value is 174, 186, 174: 174 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBAAE?: The complementary color is #BAAEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.