What color is #AEBCCB?

#AEBCCB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBCCB?

The RGB value is 174, 188, 203: 174 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBCCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBCCB color

#AEBCCB rgb(174, 188, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green and 79.6% blue (174, 188, 203).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#AEBCCB color codes

HEX	`#AEBCCB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 188, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 73.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -1.75, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 9.35, 259.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.216, 49.276, 63.565)`
Decimal	`11451595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBCCB, 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 #AEBCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #AEBCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebccb; }
.text { color: #aebccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 188 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebccb, #afaecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBCCB?: #AEBCCB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBCCB?: The RGB value is 174, 188, 203: 174 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBCCB?: The complementary color is #CBBDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.