Information about #AEB7BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AEB7BA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 183, 186) — 68.2% red, 71.8% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 1 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AEB7BA reads as a softly muted neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB). Slightly further away sit Antique Steel (#B1B6B7) and Casper (#AAB5B8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 183, 186)), which gives #AEB7BA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEB7BA: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AEB7BA color variations

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

#AEB7BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEB7BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEB7BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEB7BA 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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#AEB7BA 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #AEB7BA

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

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#AEB7BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB7BA
  • RGB174, 183, 186
  • CMYK5, 1, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(174, 183, 186)
  • HSL195°, 8%, 71%
  • HSL Precise195°, 8%, 70.588%
  • HSV195°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB195°, 6%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.718, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.718, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.718, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEB7BA
  • DECIMAL ID11450298
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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