What color is #AEB1CD?

#AEB1CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB1CD?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 205: 174 red, 177 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB1CD?

The complementary color is #CDCAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB1CD color

#AEB1CD rgb(174, 177, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB1CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 80.4% blue (174, 177, 205).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#AEB1CD color codes

HEX	`#AEB1CD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, 4.63, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 15.23, 287.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.195, 44.85, 64.074)`
Decimal	`11448781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB1CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AEB1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AEB1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb1cd; }
.text { color: #aeb1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb1cd, #bbaecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEB1CD?: #AEB1CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB1CD?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 205: 174 red, 177 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB1CD?: The complementary color is #CDCAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.