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#aeb8bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb8bc 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, 72.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.4691

Complementary

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #bcb2ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #bcaeb1
  3. #bcb9ae

Analogous

  1. #aebcb9
  2. #aeb8bc
  3. #aeb1bc

Triadic

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #bcaeb8
  3. #b8bcae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #b2aebc
  3. #bcb2ae
  4. #b8bcae

Square

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #b9aebc
  3. #bcb2ae
  4. #b1bcae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6d72
  2. #849399
  3. #aeb8bc
  4. #d8dddf
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#aeb8bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #9da6a9
  3. #8b9396
  4. #7a8184
  5. #686e71
  6. #575c5e
  7. #464a4b
  8. #343738
  9. #232526
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb8bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #b6bfc3
  3. #bec6c9
  4. #c6cdd0
  5. #ced4d7
  6. #d7dcde
  7. #dfe3e4
  8. #e7eaeb
  9. #eff1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb8bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb8bc
  2. #a9b2b6
  3. #a5adb0
  4. #a0a7aa
  5. #9ca2a4
  6. #979c9e
  7. #929698
  8. #8e9192
  9. #898b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b8bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b6bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb8bc {
  color: #aeb8bc;
}
Background
.bg-aeb8bc {
  background-color: #aeb8bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb8bc {
  border: 2px solid #aeb8bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb8bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 184 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb8bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb8bc, #aeb1bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb8bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 184 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.92 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.60 #514743 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#aeb8bc  rgb(174, 184, 188)  hsl(197, 9%, 71%)  Silver
#bcb2ae  rgb(188, 178, 174)  hsl(17, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#bcaeb8  rgb(188, 174, 184)  hsl(317, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b8bcae  rgb(184, 188, 174)  hsl(77, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray