What color is #AEBECD?

#AEBECD 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 #AEBECD?

The RGB value is 174, 190, 205: 174 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBECD color

#AEBECD rgb(174, 190, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.5% green and 80.4% blue (174, 190, 205).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#AEBECD color codes

HEX	`#AEBECD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 190, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, -2.4, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 9.69, 255.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.886, 50.232, 64.971)`
Decimal	`11452109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBECD, 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 #AEBECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #AEBECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebecd; }
.text { color: #aebecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 190 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebecd, #aeafcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBECD?: #AEBECD 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 #AEBECD?: The RGB value is 174, 190, 205: 174 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBECD?: The complementary color is #CDBDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.