What color is #AEB4C2?

#AEB4C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB4C2?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 194: 174 red, 180 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4C2?

The complementary color is #C2BCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4C2 color

#AEB4C2 rgb(174, 180, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB4C2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 76.1% blue (174, 180, 194).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#AEB4C2 color codes

HEX	`#AEB4C2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 0.69, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 7.84, 275.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.512, 45.536, 57.525)`
Decimal	`11449538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4C2, 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 #AEB4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #AEB4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4c2; }
.text { color: #aeb4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4c2, #b2aec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB4C2?: #AEB4C2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB4C2?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 194: 174 red, 180 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4C2?: The complementary color is #C2BCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.