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#aebfae ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aebfae 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, 74.9% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 11.72% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4932

Complementary

  1. #aebfae
  2. #bfaebf

Split complementary

  1. #aebfae
  2. #b7aebf
  3. #bfaeb7

Analogous

  1. #b7bfae
  2. #aebfae
  3. #aebfb7

Triadic

  1. #aebfae
  2. #aeaebf
  3. #bfaeae

Tetradic

  1. #aebfae
  2. #aebfbf
  3. #bfaebf
  4. #bfaeae

Square

  1. #aebfae
  2. #aeb7bf
  3. #bfaebf
  4. #bfb7ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e765e
  2. #839d83
  3. #aebfae
  4. #d9e1d9
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#aebfae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebfae
  2. #9dac9d
  3. #8b998b
  4. #7a867a
  5. #687368
  6. #576057
  7. #464c46
  8. #343934
  9. #232623
  10. #111311
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebfae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebfae
  2. #b6c5b6
  3. #beccbe
  4. #c6d2c6
  5. #ced9ce
  6. #d7dfd7
  7. #dfe5df
  8. #e7ece7
  9. #eff2ef
  10. #f7f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebfae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebfae
  2. #a9b9a9
  3. #a5b2a5
  4. #a0aca0
  5. #9ca69c
  6. #97a097
  7. #929992
  8. #8e938e
  9. #898d89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bcad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbaaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adbeba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bdad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bcae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbeb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebfae {
  color: #aebfae;
}
Background
.bg-aebfae {
  background-color: #aebfae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebfae {
  border: 2px solid #aebfae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebfae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 191 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 12% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebfae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebfae, #aebfb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebfae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 191 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.18 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.35 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.75 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.24 #514051 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebfae  rgb(174, 191, 174)  hsl(120, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfaebf  rgb(191, 174, 191)  hsl(300, 12%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#aeaebf  rgb(174, 174, 191)  hsl(240, 12%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bfaeae  rgb(191, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 12%, 72%)  Silver Pink