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#AEBFCA closest to Stainless Steel

#AEBFCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Stainless Steel. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(174, 191, 202)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 21% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #AEBFCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.10:1.

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#AEBFCA color conversion

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Variations of #AEBFCA

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BBCA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABECB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BECA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BBCA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BCCA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7C2C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABC0C7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BDC0

#AEBFCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#AEBFCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.10:1 Very good#AEBFCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEBFCA in CSS

/* Stainless Steel */
.color { color: #AEBFCA; }
.background { background-color: #AEBFCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEBFCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 191 202);
color: hsl(204 21% 74%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.024 236.1);

#AEBFCA FAQ

What color is #AEBFCA?

#AEBFCA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AEBFCA?

#AEBFCA is rgb(174, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(204, 21%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEBFCA?

The complementary color of #AEBFCA is #CAB9AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEBFCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEBFCA: 11.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEBFCA a warm or cool color?

#AEBFCA is a neutral color.