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#AEB7BC

#aeb7bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb7bc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 71.76% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 2.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.43°, with 9.46% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.465

Complementary

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #bcb3ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #bcaeb0
  3. #bcbaae

Analogous

  1. #aebcba
  2. #aeb7bc
  3. #aeb0bc

Triadic

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #bcaeb7
  3. #b7bcae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #b3aebc
  3. #bcb3ae
  4. #b7bcae

Square

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #baaebc
  3. #bcb3ae
  4. #b0bcae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6b72
  2. #849299
  3. #aeb7bc
  4. #d8dcdf
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#aeb7bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #9da5a9
  3. #8b9296
  4. #7a8084
  5. #686e71
  6. #575c5e
  7. #46494b
  8. #343738
  9. #232526
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb7bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #b6bec3
  3. #bec5c9
  4. #c6cdd0
  5. #ced4d7
  6. #d7dbde
  7. #dfe2e4
  8. #e7e9eb
  9. #eff1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb7bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #a9b2b6
  3. #a5acb0
  4. #a0a7aa
  5. #9ca1a4
  6. #979c9e
  7. #929698
  8. #8e9192
  9. #898b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b7bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b6bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb8ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb7bc {
  color: #aeb7bc;
}
Background
.bg-aeb7bc {
  background-color: #aeb7bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb7bc {
  border: 2px solid #aeb7bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb7bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 183 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb7bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb7bc, #aeb0bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb7bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 183 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.60 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.73 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.64 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.64 #514843 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#aeb7bc  rgb(174, 183, 188)  hsl(201, 9%, 71%)  Silver
#bcb3ae  rgb(188, 179, 174)  hsl(21, 9%, 71%)  Silver
#bcaeb7  rgb(188, 174, 183)  hsl(321, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b7bcae  rgb(183, 188, 174)  hsl(81, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray