What color is #AEB8BC?

#AEB8BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB8BC?

The RGB value is 174, 184, 188: 174 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB8BC?

The complementary color is #BCB2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB8BC color

#AEB8BC rgb(174, 184, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB8BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (174, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#AEB8BC color codes

HEX	`#AEB8BC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -2.68, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 4.19, 230.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.671, 46.91, 54.321)`
Decimal	`11450556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB8BC, 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 #AEB8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #AEB8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb8bc; }
.text { color: #aeb8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb8bc, #aeb1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AEB8BC?: #AEB8BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB8BC?: The RGB value is 174, 184, 188: 174 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB8BC?: The complementary color is #BCB2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.