What color is #AEBFCE?

#AEBFCE 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 #AEBFCE?

The RGB value is 174, 191, 206: 174 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBFCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEBFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBFCE color

#AEBFCE rgb(174, 191, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.9% green and 80.8% blue (174, 191, 206).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#AEBFCE color codes

HEX	`#AEBFCE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 191, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 74.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -2.72, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 9.88, 254.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.224, 50.716, 65.682)`
Decimal	`11452366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBFCE, 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 #AEBFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #AEBFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebfce; }
.text { color: #aebfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 191 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebfce, #aeafce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBFCE?: #AEBFCE 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 #AEBFCE?: The RGB value is 174, 191, 206: 174 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBFCE?: The complementary color is #CEBDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.