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#AEBFBE

#aebfbe ≈ Ash Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aebfbe 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, 74.9% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 176.47°, with 11.72% saturation and 71.57% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.4998

Complementary

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #bfaeaf

Split complementary

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #bfaeb8
  3. #bfb6ae

Analogous

  1. #aebfb6
  2. #aebfbe
  3. #aeb8bf

Triadic

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #beaebf
  3. #bfbeae

Tetradic

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #aeafbf
  3. #bfaeaf
  4. #bfbeae

Square

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #b6aebf
  3. #bfaeaf
  4. #b8bfae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e7675
  2. #839d9c
  3. #aebfbe
  4. #d9e1e0
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#aebfbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #9dacab
  3. #8b9998
  4. #7a8685
  5. #687372
  6. #57605f
  7. #464c4c
  8. #343939
  9. #232626
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebfbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #b6c5c5
  3. #becccb
  4. #c6d2d2
  5. #ced9d8
  6. #d7dfdf
  7. #dfe5e5
  8. #e7ecec
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebfbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebfbe
  2. #a9b9b8
  3. #a5b2b2
  4. #a0acab
  5. #9ca6a5
  6. #97a09f
  7. #929999
  8. #8e9393
  9. #898d8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9babe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aac0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abc0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebfbe {
  color: #aebfbe;
}
Background
.bg-aebfbe {
  background-color: #aebfbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebfbe {
  border: 2px solid #aebfbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebfbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 191 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 12% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebfbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebfbe, #aeb8bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebfbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 191 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.03 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.68 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.58 #514041 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebfbe  rgb(174, 191, 190)  hsl(176, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfaeaf  rgb(191, 174, 175)  hsl(356, 12%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#beaebf  rgb(190, 174, 191)  hsl(296, 12%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#bfbeae  rgb(191, 190, 174)  hsl(56, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray