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#AEBDB5

#aebdb5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aebdb5 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 74.12% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.23% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 148°, with 10.2% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4873

Complementary

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #bdaeb6

Split complementary

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #bdaebd
  3. #bdaeaf

Analogous

  1. #afbdae
  2. #aebdb5
  3. #aebdbd

Triadic

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #b5aebd
  3. #bdb5ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #aeb6bd
  3. #bdaeb6
  4. #bdb5ae

Square

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #aeafbd
  3. #bdaeb6
  4. #bdbdae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e7468
  2. #849b8e
  3. #aebdb5
  4. #d8dfdc
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#aebdb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #9daaa3
  3. #8b9791
  4. #7a847f
  5. #68716d
  6. #575f5b
  7. #464c48
  8. #343936
  9. #232624
  10. #111312
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebdb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #b6c4bc
  3. #becac4
  4. #c6d1cb
  5. #ced7d3
  6. #d7deda
  7. #dfe5e1
  8. #e7ebe9
  9. #eff2f0
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebdb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebdb5
  2. #a9b7b0
  3. #a5b1aa
  4. #a0aba5
  5. #9ca5a0
  6. #979f9b
  7. #929895
  8. #8e9290
  9. #898c8b
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbbb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab9b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abbdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bcb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acbdb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebdb5 {
  color: #aebdb5;
}
Background
.bg-aebdb5 {
  background-color: #aebdb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebdb5 {
  border: 2px solid #aebdb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebdb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 189 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebdb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebdb5, #aebdbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebdb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 189 181 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.27 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.54 #51424a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebdb5  rgb(174, 189, 181)  hsl(148, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdaeb6  rgb(189, 174, 182)  hsl(328, 10%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b5aebd  rgb(181, 174, 189)  hsl(268, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bdb5ae  rgb(189, 181, 174)  hsl(28, 10%, 71%)  Silver