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#AEBFAB Color

#AEBFAB is rgb(174, 191, 171) in RGB, hsl(111, 14%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBFAB
HEX#AEBFAB
RGBrgb(174, 191, 171)
HSLhsl(111, 14%, 71%)
HSVhsv(111, 10%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.034 141)
LABlab(75.60% -8.87 8.04)
LCHlch(75.60% 11.97 137.79)

What #AEBFAB 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 #AEBFAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AEBFAB Channel Values

How #AEBFAB 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 191 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 14% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 10% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBFAB 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AEBFAB

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AEBFAB

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

Shades

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

How #AEBFAB 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#AEBFAB
Protanopia#BCBCAB
Protanomaly#B7BDAB
Deuteranopia#BABAAC
Deuteranomaly#B5BCAB
Tritanopia#B1BDBD
Tritanomaly#B0BEB6
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebfab: #AEBFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebfab': '#AEBFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.749, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_aebfab">#AEBFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEBFAB"

More Green Colors

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

#AEBFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBFAB?

#AEBFAB is a light green — rgb(174, 191, 171) in RGB and hsl(111, 14%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.85.

What is the RGB value of #AEBFAB?

#AEBFAB is rgb(174, 191, 171) — red 174, green 191, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBFAB?

#AEBFAB converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBFAB scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBFAB 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.16, which is visibly different.

Open #AEBFAB in a Tool

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