Color

#AEB2BF

Gray. Nearest reference color: Silver chalice.

RGB

0–255

174

178

191

CMYK

0–100%

8.9%

6.81%

25.1%

RGB describes how #AEB2BF is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 174, green 178 and blue 191.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 8.9%, magenta 6.81%, yellow 0% and black 25.1%.

HSL values

H 225.88° S 11.72% L 71.57%

In the HSL color model, #AEB2BF has a hue of 225.88°, 11.72% saturation and 71.57% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#AEB2BF is an achromatic light gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #AEB2BF in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #AEB2BF

RGB rgb(174, 178, 191)

HSL hsl(225.88 11.72% 71.57%)

OKLCH oklch(0.764432 0.019025 272.2434)

CSS --color: #AEB2BF;

Tints of #AEB2BF

Tints are lighter variations of #AEB2BF. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EAEEFC #DBDFEC #CBD0DD #BDC1CE #AEB2BF

Shades of #AEB2BF

Shades are darker variations of #AEB2BF. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#AEB2BF #7D818D #4F535E #262933 #04050D

Tones of #AEB2BF

Tones reduce the chroma of #AEB2BF, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#AEB2BF #AFB2BC #B0B2BA #B1B2B7 #B2B2B4

Tonal range of #AEB2BF

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #AEB2BF between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EAEEFC #DBDFEC #CBD0DD #BDC1CE #AEB2BF #7D818D #4F535E #262933 #04050D

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EAEEFC;
    --color-200: #DBDFEC;
    --color-300: #CBD0DD;
    --color-400: #BDC1CE;
    --color-500: #AEB2BF;
    --color-600: #7D818D;
    --color-700: #4F535E;
    --color-800: #262933;
    --color-900: #04050D;
}

Colors that go with #AEB2BF

Color harmonies for #AEB2BF are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#AEB2BF #B7B2A5

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A8B4BE #AEB2BF #B4B0BD

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#AEB2BF #BEAEAB #AAB6AD

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#AEB2BF #BCB0A6 #B0B5A7

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#AEB2BF #BEAEB1 #B7B2A5 #A6B7B3

CSS gradients with #AEB2BF

These gradients show how #AEB2BF moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#AEB2BF #C2C5CF #D6D8DF #EAEBEF #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB2BF, #C2C5CF, #D6D8DF, #EAEBEF, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#AEB2BF #757881 #414348 #131416 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB2BF, #757881, #414348, #131416, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#AEB2BF #B7AFBB #BEAEB2 #BDAFA9 #B7B2A5

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB2BF, #B7AFBB, #BEAEB2, #BDAFA9, #B7B2A5);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #AEB2BF. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.12:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.92:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4460 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #AEB2BF as the background.

background-color: #AEB2BF;
color: #000000;

Using #AEB2BF in design

See how #AEB2BF works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#AEB2BF used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #AEB2BF to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DBDFEC

#AEB2BF

#262933

Colors similar to #AEB2BF

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #AEB2BF, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#818181 #8D8D8D #999999 #A6A6A6 #BFBFBF #CCCCCC #D9D9D9 #E6E6E6

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #AEB2BF may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #AFB3C0 Deuteranopia #ADB2BF Tritanopia #AAB4B6

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #AEB2BF can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 42.778
Y: 44.6007
Z: 55.6352

CIELAB

L*: 72.6282
a*: 1.1571
b*: -7.0847

OKLab

L: 0.764432
a: 0.000745
b: -0.01901

OKLCH

L: 0.764432
C: 0.019025
H: 272.2434°