What color is #AEBBD8?

#AEBBD8 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 #AEBBD8?

The RGB value is 174, 187, 216: 174 red, 187 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBBD8?

The complementary color is #D8CBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBBD8 color

#AEBBD8 rgb(174, 187, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEBBD8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.3% green and 84.7% blue (174, 187, 216).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#AEBBD8 color codes

HEX	`#AEBBD8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 187, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, 1.6, -16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 16.11, 275.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.617, 49.496, 71.997)`
Decimal	`11451352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBBD8, 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 #AEBBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #AEBBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebbd8; }
.text { color: #aebbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 187 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebbd8, #b6aed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBBD8?: #AEBBD8 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 #AEBBD8?: The RGB value is 174, 187, 216: 174 red, 187 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBBD8?: The complementary color is #D8CBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.