Palettes / Colors / #AEA7B4

#AEA7B4 — Silver Grey

#AEA7B4 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AEA7B4 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADB4A7; it also sits naturally between #A7A7B4 and #B4A7B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 65% · Blue 71%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

Previews

CSS code for #AEA7B4

.text { color: #AEA7B4; }
.background { background-color: #AEA7B4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEA7B4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 167, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 8%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEA7B4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 167, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEA7B4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 167, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEA7B4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEA7B4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEA7B4

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Tones of #AEA7B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADB4A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEA7B4: #000000.

How #AEA7B4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #AEA7B4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEA7B3  ·  #AEA7B5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEA7B4?

#AEA7B4 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 167, 180). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEA7B4?

#AEA7B4 is RGB 174, 167, 180 — HSL 272°, 8%, 68% — CMYK 3%, 7%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #AEA7B4?

Its complement is #ADB4A7; analogous partners are #A7A7B4 and #B4A7B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEA7B4 for text?

Black text on #AEA7B4 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.