Palettes / Colors / #AEB2AE

#AEB2AE — Silver Grey

#AEB2AE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AEB2AE 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 #B2AEB2; it also sits naturally between #B0B2AE and #AEB2B0. 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 70% · Blue 68%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEB2AE

.text { color: #AEB2AE; }
.background { background-color: #AEB2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 178, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 3%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 178, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 178, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB2AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2AEB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB2AE: #000000.

How #AEB2AE 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEB2AE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEB2AD  ·  #AEB2AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB2AE?

#AEB2AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 178, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB2AE?

#AEB2AE is RGB 174, 178, 174 — HSL 120°, 3%, 69% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 30%.

What colors go with #AEB2AE?

Its complement is #B2AEB2; analogous partners are #B0B2AE and #AEB2B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB2AE for text?

Black text on #AEB2AE has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.