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#AEBFC2

#aebfc2 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aebfc2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 74.9% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.31% cyan, 1.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 189°, with 14.08% saturation and 72.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #c2b1ae

Split complementary

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #c2aeb5
  3. #c2bbae

Analogous

  1. #aec2bb
  2. #aebfc2
  3. #aeb5c2

Triadic

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #c2aebf
  3. #bfc2ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #b1aec2
  3. #c2b1ae
  4. #bfc2ae

Square

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #bbaec2
  3. #c2b1ae
  4. #b5c2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5c767b
  2. #829da1
  3. #aebfc2
  4. #dae1e3
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#aebfc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #9dacaf
  3. #8b999b
  4. #7a8688
  5. #687374
  6. #576061
  7. #464c4e
  8. #34393a
  9. #232627
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebfc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #b6c5c8
  3. #beccce
  4. #c6d2d4
  5. #ced9da
  6. #d7dfe1
  7. #dfe5e7
  8. #e7eced
  9. #eff2f3
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebfc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebfc2
  2. #a9b9bb
  3. #a5b2b5
  4. #a0acae
  5. #9ca6a8
  6. #97a0a1
  7. #92999a
  8. #8e9394
  9. #898d8d
  10. #858687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bbc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9c1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4bcc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abc0c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebfc2 {
  color: #aebfc2;
}
Background
.bg-aebfc2 {
  background-color: #aebfc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebfc2 {
  border: 2px solid #aebfc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebfc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 191 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 14% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebfc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebfc2, #aeb5c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebfc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 191 194 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.39 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.91 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.40 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.26 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.14 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.85 #51403d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#aebfc2  rgb(174, 191, 194)  hsl(189, 14%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c2b1ae  rgb(194, 177, 174)  hsl(9, 14%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#c2aebf  rgb(194, 174, 191)  hsl(309, 14%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#bfc2ae  rgb(191, 194, 174)  hsl(69, 14%, 72%)  Ash Gray