What color is #AEB8C7?

#AEB8C7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB8C7?

The RGB value is 174, 184, 199: 174 red, 184 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB8C7?

The complementary color is #C7BDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB8C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB8C7 color

#AEB8C7 rgb(174, 184, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB8C7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 78% blue (174, 184, 199).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#AEB8C7 color codes

HEX	`#AEB8C7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 184, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.45, -0.44, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.45, 8.77, 267.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.903, 47.403, 60.806)`
Decimal	`11450567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB8C7, 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 #AEB8C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB8C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #AEB8C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb8c7; }
.text { color: #aeb8c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb8c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 184 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb8c7, #b1aec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB8C7?: #AEB8C7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB8C7?: The RGB value is 174, 184, 199: 174 red, 184 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB8C7?: The complementary color is #C7BDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB8C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.