What color is #AEBDC8?

#AEBDC8 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 #AEBDC8?

The RGB value is 174, 189, 200: 174 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBDC8?

The complementary color is #C8B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBDC8 color

#AEBDC8 rgb(174, 189, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBDC8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green and 78.4% blue (174, 189, 200).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#AEBDC8 color codes

HEX	`#AEBDC8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 189, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.8, -2.91, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.8, 7.85, 248.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.076, 49.563, 61.772)`
Decimal	`11451848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBDC8, 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 #AEBDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #AEBDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebdc8; }
.text { color: #aebdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 189 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebdc8, #aeb0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBDC8?: #AEBDC8 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 #AEBDC8?: The RGB value is 174, 189, 200: 174 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBDC8?: The complementary color is #C8B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.