What color is #AEB9BF?

#AEB9BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB9BF?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 191: 174 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB9BF?

The complementary color is #BFB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB9BF color

#AEB9BF rgb(174, 185, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB9BF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 74.9% blue (174, 185, 191).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#AEB9BF color codes

HEX	`#AEB9BF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.48, -2.61, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.48, 5.07, 238.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.206, 47.458, 56.111)`
Decimal	`11450815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB9BF, 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 #AEB9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #AEB9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb9bf; }
.text { color: #aeb9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb9bf, #aeb0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AEB9BF?: #AEB9BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB9BF?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 191: 174 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB9BF?: The complementary color is #BFB4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.