What color is #AEB5CD?

#AEB5CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB5CD?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 205: 174 red, 181 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB5CD?

The complementary color is #CDC6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB5CD color

#AEB5CD rgb(174, 181, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB5CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 80.4% blue (174, 181, 205).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#AEB5CD color codes

HEX	`#AEB5CD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 2.45, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 13.17, 280.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.996, 46.454, 64.342)`
Decimal	`11449805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB5CD, 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 #AEB5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #AEB5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb5cd; }
.text { color: #aeb5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb5cd, #b7aecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB5CD?: #AEB5CD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB5CD?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 205: 174 red, 181 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB5CD?: The complementary color is #CDC6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.