Information about #AE9C9F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE9C9F reads as a quiet, subdued grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nobel (#A99D9D) and Double Milestone (#B1A09C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 156, 159)), which gives #AE9C9F its character. If you plan to put text on a #AE9C9F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. #AE9C9F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AE9C9F color variations
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#AE9C9F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE9C9F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE9C9F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE9C9F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE9C9F 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 #AE9C9F color
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Nearest named colors to #AE9C9F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AC9B9B
#A99D9D
#B1A09C
#B598A3
#ABA59E
#B2A49B
#A99F97
#A69FA4
#AA98A8
#A89CA8
#AA98A9
#AE98AA
#AE9C9F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE9C9F
- RGB174, 156, 159
- CMYK0, 7, 6, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 156, 159)
- HSL350°, 10%, 65%
- HSL Precise350°, 10%, 64.706%
- HSV350°, 10%, 68%
- HSB350°, 10%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.612, 0.624)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.612, 0.624, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.612, 0.624)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAE9C9F
- DECIMAL ID11443359
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
