What color is #AEB4BF?

#AEB4BF 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 #AEB4BF?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 191: 174 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4BF?

The complementary color is #BFB9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4BF color

#AEB4BF rgb(174, 180, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4BF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (174, 180, 191).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 10.08:1).

#AEB4BF color codes

HEX	`#AEB4BF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.16, 0.07, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.16, 6.3, 270.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.179, 45.402, 55.769)`
Decimal	`11449535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4BF, 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 #AEB4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #AEB4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4bf; }
.text { color: #aeb4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4bf, #b0aebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEB4BF?: #AEB4BF 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 #AEB4BF?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 191: 174 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4BF?: The complementary color is #BFB9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.