AEBCB4

#AEBCB4 closest to Greystone

#AEBCB4 is a light gray; the closest named color is Greystone. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(174, 188, 180)). Its HSL value is 146° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. #AEBCB4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.65:1.

#AEBCB4 color conversion

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Variations of #AEBCB4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AEBCB4 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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#AEBCB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEBCB4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9B8B4
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBAB4
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BAB4
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B8B4
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B9B4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACBCBA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADBCB7
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B9B7

#AEBCB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#AEBCB4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.65:1 Very good#AEBCB4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEBCB4 in CSS

/* Greystone */
.color { color: #AEBCB4; }
.background { background-color: #AEBCB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEBCB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 188 180);
color: hsl(146 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.782 0.019 161.0);

#AEBCB4 FAQ

What color is #AEBCB4?

#AEBCB4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Greystone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AEBCB4?

#AEBCB4 is rgb(174, 188, 180) in RGB, hsl(146, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEBCB4?

The complementary color of #AEBCB4 is #BCAEB6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEBCB4?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEBCB4: 10.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEBCB4 a warm or cool color?

#AEBCB4 is a neutral color.