What color is #AEBBC2?

#AEBBC2 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 #AEBBC2?

The RGB value is 174, 187, 194: 174 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBBC2?

The complementary color is #C2B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBBC2 color

#AEBBC2 rgb(174, 187, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBBC2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.3% green and 76.1% blue (174, 187, 194).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#AEBBC2 color codes

HEX	`#AEBBC2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 187, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -3.08, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 5.93, 238.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.961, 48.434, 58.008)`
Decimal	`11451330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBBC2, 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 #AEBBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #AEBBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebbc2; }
.text { color: #aebbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 187 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebbc2, #aeb1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #AEBBC2?: #AEBBC2 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 #AEBBC2?: The RGB value is 174, 187, 194: 174 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBBC2?: The complementary color is #C2B5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.