Information about #AEACAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #AEACAA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silver Chalice (#ACACAC). Slightly further away sit Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8) and Bombay (#AEAEAD).
The recipe behind #AEACAA is rgb(174, 172, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEACAA: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AEACAA color variations
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#AEACAA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AEACAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AEACAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AEACAA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AEACAA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AEACAA color
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Nearest named colors to #AEACAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ACACAC
#ADAAA8
#AEAEAD
#AEB0AA
#B0ACAE
#A9A9A9
#A8AAAB
#AFB1AE
#AFADA3
#A8A9AD
#A8AAA6
#ACAFB1
#AEACAA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AEACAA
- RGB174, 172, 170
- CMYK0, 1, 2, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 172, 170)
- HSL30°, 2%, 67%
- HSL Precise30°, 2.41%, 67.451%
- HSV30°, 2%, 68%
- HSB30°, 2%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.675, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.675, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.675, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAEACAA
- DECIMAL ID11447466
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
