What color is #AEB4BB?

#AEB4BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4BB?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 187: 174 red, 180 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4BB?

The complementary color is #BBB5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4BB color

#AEB4BB rgb(174, 180, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 73.3% blue (174, 180, 187).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#AEB4BB color codes

HEX	`#AEB4BB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -0.73, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 4.34, 260.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.745, 45.229, 53.482)`
Decimal	`11449531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4BB, 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 #AEB4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #AEB4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4bb; }
.text { color: #aeb4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4bb, #afaebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB4BB?: #AEB4BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4BB?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 187: 174 red, 180 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4BB?: The complementary color is #BBB5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.