What color is #AEBFBF?

#AEBFBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBFBF?

The RGB value is 174, 191, 191: 174 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBFBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBFBF color

#AEBFBF rgb(174, 191, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue (174, 191, 191).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#AEBFBF color codes

HEX	`#AEBFBF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -5.8, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 6.14, 198.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.488, 50.021, 56.539)`
Decimal	`11452351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBFBF, 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 #AEBFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #AEBFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebfbf; }
.text { color: #aebfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 191 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebfbf, #aeb6bf); }

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Questions

What color is #AEBFBF?: #AEBFBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBFBF?: The RGB value is 174, 191, 191: 174 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBFBF?: The complementary color is #BFAEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.