What color is #AEBFB4?

#AEBFB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBFB4?

The RGB value is 174, 191, 180: 174 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBFB4?

The complementary color is #BFAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBFB4 color

#AEBFB4 rgb(174, 191, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBFB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (174, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#AEBFB4 color codes

HEX	`#AEBFB4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.8, -7.94, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.8, 8.7, 155.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.323, 49.555, 50.401)`
Decimal	`11452340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBFB4, 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 #AEBFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #AEBFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebfb4; }
.text { color: #aebfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebfb4, #aebfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEBFB4?: #AEBFB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBFB4?: The RGB value is 174, 191, 180: 174 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBFB4?: The complementary color is #BFAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.