What color is #AEBEC1?

#AEBEC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBEC1?

The RGB value is 174, 190, 193: 174 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBEC1?

The complementary color is #C1B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBEC1 color

#AEBEC1 rgb(174, 190, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEBEC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.5% green and 75.7% blue (174, 190, 193).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#AEBEC1 color codes

HEX	`#AEBEC1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 190, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, -4.87, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 5.94, 214.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.492, 49.675, 57.633)`
Decimal	`11452097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBEC1, 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 #AEBEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #AEBEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebec1; }
.text { color: #aebec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 190 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebec1, #aeb5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #AEBEC1?: #AEBEC1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBEC1?: The RGB value is 174, 190, 193: 174 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBEC1?: The complementary color is #C1B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.