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#AEAAA3 closest to Cathedral

#AEAAA3 is a light gray; the closest named color is Cathedral. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(174, 170, 163)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 6% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. #AEAAA3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.08:1.

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Variations of #AEAAA3

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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#AEAAA3 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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#AEAAA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEAAA3 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 #ADABA3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACAAA3
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAAA3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADABA3
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADAAA3
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0A9A8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA9A5
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABAAA9

#AEAAA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#AEAAA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.08:1 Very good#AEAAA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEAAA3 in CSS

/* Cathedral */
.color { color: #AEAAA3; }
.background { background-color: #AEAAA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEAAA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 170 163);
color: hsl(38 6% 66%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.011 81.8);

#AEAAA3 FAQ

What color is #AEAAA3?

#AEAAA3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cathedral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AEAAA3?

#AEAAA3 is rgb(174, 170, 163) in RGB, hsl(38, 6%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEAAA3?

The complementary color of #AEAAA3 is #A3A7AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEAAA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEAAA3: 9.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEAAA3 a warm or cool color?

#AEAAA3 is a neutral color.