What color is #AEBAD3?

#AEBAD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBAD3?

The RGB value is 174, 186, 211: 174 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBAD3?

The complementary color is #D3C7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBAD3 color

#AEBAD3 rgb(174, 186, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEBAD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.9% green and 82.7% blue (174, 186, 211).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#AEBAD3 color codes

HEX	`#AEBAD3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 186, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, 1.04, -13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 13.99, 274.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.769, 48.819, 68.574)`
Decimal	`11451091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBAD3, 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 #AEBAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #AEBAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebad3; }
.text { color: #aebad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 186 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebad3, #b4aed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEBAD3?: #AEBAD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBAD3?: The RGB value is 174, 186, 211: 174 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBAD3?: The complementary color is #D3C7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.