What color is #AEB8CA?

#AEB8CA 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 #AEB8CA?

The RGB value is 174, 184, 202: 174 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB8CA?

The complementary color is #CAC0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB8CA color

#AEB8CA rgb(174, 184, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB8CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 79.2% blue (174, 184, 202).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#AEB8CA color codes

HEX	`#AEB8CA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 184, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, 0.19, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 10.26, 271.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.254, 47.543, 62.658)`
Decimal	`11450570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB8CA, 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 #AEB8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #AEB8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb8ca; }
.text { color: #aeb8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 184 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb8ca, #b2aeca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEB8CA?: #AEB8CA 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 #AEB8CA?: The RGB value is 174, 184, 202: 174 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB8CA?: The complementary color is #CAC0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.