What color is #AEB5C8?

#AEB5C8 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 #AEB5C8?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 200: 174 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB5C8?

The complementary color is #C8C1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB5C8 color

#AEB5C8 rgb(174, 181, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB5C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (174, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#AEB5C8 color codes

HEX	`#AEB5C8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, 1.39, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 10.53, 277.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.402, 46.216, 61.214)`
Decimal	`11449800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB5C8, 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 #AEB5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #AEB5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb5c8; }
.text { color: #aeb5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb5c8, #b4aec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB5C8?: #AEB5C8 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 #AEB5C8?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 200: 174 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB5C8?: The complementary color is #C8C1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.