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#AEB8BD closest to Silver Mistral

#AEB8BD is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Mistral. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.2% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(174, 184, 189)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 10% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #AEB8BD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.39:1.

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Variations of #AEB8BD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEB8BD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEB8BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEB8BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B6BD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B7BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B7BD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B6BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2B6BD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAB9B9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADB9BB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B7B8

#AEB8BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#AEB8BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.39:1 Very good#AEB8BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEB8BD in CSS

/* Silver Mistral */
.color { color: #AEB8BD; }
.background { background-color: #AEB8BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEB8BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 184 189);
color: hsl(200 10% 71%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.013 229.0);

#AEB8BD FAQ

What color is #AEB8BD?

#AEB8BD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Mistral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AEB8BD?

#AEB8BD is rgb(174, 184, 189) in RGB, hsl(200, 10%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEB8BD?

The complementary color of #AEB8BD is #BDB3AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEB8BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEB8BD: 10.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEB8BD a warm or cool color?

#AEB8BD is a neutral color.