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#AEBEBE

#aebebe ≈ Ash Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aebebe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 74.51% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.96% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4954

Complementary

  1. #aebebe
  2. #beaeae

Split complementary

  1. #aebebe
  2. #beaeb6
  3. #beb6ae

Analogous

  1. #aebeb6
  2. #aebebe
  3. #aeb6be

Triadic

  1. #aebebe
  2. #beaebe
  3. #bebeae

Tetradic

  1. #aebebe
  2. #aeaebe
  3. #beaeae
  4. #bebeae

Square

  1. #aebebe
  2. #b6aebe
  3. #beaeae
  4. #b6beae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e7575
  2. #849c9c
  3. #aebebe
  4. #d8e0e0
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#aebebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebebe
  2. #9dabab
  3. #8b9898
  4. #7a8585
  5. #687272
  6. #575f5f
  7. #464c4c
  8. #343939
  9. #232626
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebebe
  2. #b6c5c5
  3. #becbcb
  4. #c6d2d2
  5. #ced8d8
  6. #d7dfdf
  7. #dfe5e5
  8. #e7ecec
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebebe
  2. #a9b8b8
  3. #a5b2b2
  4. #a0abab
  5. #9ca5a5
  6. #979f9f
  7. #929999
  8. #8e9393
  9. #898c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8babe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bdbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abbfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebebe {
  color: #aebebe;
}
Background
.bg-aebebe {
  background-color: #aebebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebebe {
  border: 2px solid #aebebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 190 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebebe, #aeb6be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 190 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.72 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.38 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.62 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.32 #514141 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebebe  rgb(174, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#beaeae  rgb(190, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 11%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#beaebe  rgb(190, 174, 190)  hsl(300, 11%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bebeae  rgb(190, 190, 174)  hsl(60, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray