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#AEB9C7 Color

#AEB9C7 is rgb(174, 185, 199) in RGB, hsl(214, 18%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB9C7
HEX#AEB9C7
RGBrgb(174, 185, 199)
HSLhsl(214, 18%, 73%)
HSVhsv(214, 13%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.023 254.4)
LABlab(74.61% -1.83 -8.48)
LCHlch(74.61% 8.68 257.82)

What #AEB9C7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEB9C7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 5.63Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.43Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 6.43Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.93Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.35Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 8.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AEB9C7 Channel Values

How #AEB9C7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 185 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 18% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 13% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB9C7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEB9C7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEB9C7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB9C7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEB9C7
Complementary
#C7BCAE
Analogous
#AEC5C7
Analogous
#AFAEC7
Triadic
#C7AEB8
Triadic
#B8C7AE
Split comp.
#C7AFAE
Split comp.
#C5C7AE

Tints & Shades of #AEB9C7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BAC3CF
#C3CBD5
#CFD5DE
#D8DDE4
#E4E7EC
#EDEFF2

Shades

#909EB2
#72849D
#5A6B81
#475566
#323C48
#1D232A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEB9C7.

How #AEB9C7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEB9C7
Protanopia#B7B7C7
Protanomaly#B4B8C7
Deuteranopia#B5B5C7
Deuteranomaly#B3B7C7
Tritanopia#ACBBBB
Tritanomaly#ADBAC0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEB9C7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aeb9c7: #AEB9C7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB9C7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb9c7': '#AEB9C7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.725, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_aeb9c7">#AEB9C7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEB9C7"

More Blue Colors

#AEB9C7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEB9C7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB9C7?

#AEB9C7 is a light blue — rgb(174, 185, 199) in RGB and hsl(214, 18%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #AEB9C7?

#AEB9C7 is rgb(174, 185, 199) — red 174, green 185, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB9C7?

#AEB9C7 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB9C7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB9C7 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB9C7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB9C7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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