What color is #AEB5D4?

#AEB5D4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB5D4?

The RGB value is 174, 181, 212: 174 red, 181 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB5D4?

The complementary color is #D4CDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB5D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB5D4 color

#AEB5D4 rgb(174, 181, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB5D4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71% green and 83.1% blue (174, 181, 212).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#AEB5D4 color codes

HEX	`#AEB5D4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 181, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.06, 3.97, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.06, 16.89, 283.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.86, 46.799, 68.892)`
Decimal	`11449812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB5D4, 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 #AEB5D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB5D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #AEB5D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb5d4; }
.text { color: #aeb5d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb5d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 181 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb5d4, #baaed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB5D4?: #AEB5D4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB5D4?: The RGB value is 174, 181, 212: 174 red, 181 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB5D4?: The complementary color is #D4CDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB5D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.