Information about #AEB2A6 color

#AEB2A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEB2A6 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 178, 166) — 68.2% red, 69.8% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #AEB2A6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Delta (#AEB0AA). Slightly further away sit Bel Air (#ADB5AA) and Diana Green (#B1B5A9).

The recipe behind #AEB2A6 is rgb(174, 178, 166), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEB2A6: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #AEB2A6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEB2A6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEB2A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEB2A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEB2A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888986

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Grey

#808080

#AEB2A6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AEB2A6 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
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#A9A5B1
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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
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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
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#B1AFA5
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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
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#A5ADB1
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#B1A5AD
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#A5B1A9
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B1A5A7
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Nearest named colors to #AEB2A6

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

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB2A6
  • RGB174, 178, 166
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 30
  • CSSrgb(174, 178, 166)
  • HSL80°, 7%, 67%
  • HSL Precise80°, 7.229%, 67.451%
  • HSV80°, 7%, 70%
  • HSB80°, 7%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.698, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.698, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.698, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEB2A6
  • DECIMAL ID11448998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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