Information about #AEB8C7 color

#AEB8C7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEB8C7 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 184, 199) — 68.2% red, 72.2% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 6 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AEB8C7 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 184, 199) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #AEB8C7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEB8C7 color variations

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#AEB8C7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEB8C7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

#AEB8C7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB8C7
  • RGB174, 184, 199
  • CMYK10, 6, 0, 22
  • HSL216°, 18%, 73%
  • HSL Precise216°, 18.248%, 73.137%
  • HSV216°, 13%, 78%
  • HSB216°, 13%, 78%
  • HEX IDAEB8C7
  • DECIMAL ID11450567
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
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