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#AEAAA0 closest to Muted Mauve

#AEAAA0 is a light gray; the closest named color is Muted Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(174, 170, 160)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 8% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black. #AEAAA0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.06:1.

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Variations of #AEAAA0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEAAA0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEAAA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEAAA0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEABA0
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAA9F
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAAA0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEABA0
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEAAA0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1A8A7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA9A3
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABAAA8

#AEAAA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#AEAAA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.06:1 Very good#AEAAA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEAAA0 in CSS

/* Muted Mauve */
.color { color: #AEAAA0; }
.background { background-color: #AEAAA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEAAA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 170 160);
color: hsl(43 8% 65%);
color: oklch(0.738 0.015 88.7);

#AEAAA0 FAQ

What color is #AEAAA0?

#AEAAA0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AEAAA0?

#AEAAA0 is rgb(174, 170, 160) in RGB, hsl(43, 8%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEAAA0?

The complementary color of #AEAAA0 is #A0A4AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEAAA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEAAA0: 9.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEAAA0 a warm or cool color?

#AEAAA0 is a neutral color.