Information about #AEBAB3 color

#AEBAB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AEBAB3 belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 186, 179) (68.2% red, 72.9% green, 70.2% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 3 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AEBAB3 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Emerge (#ADBAB5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hermitage (#B1B9B4) and Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 186, 179) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AEBAB3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AEBAB3 color variations

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

#AEBAB3 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 #AEBAB3

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

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEBAB3
  • RGB174, 186, 179
  • CMYK5, 0, 3, 27
  • CSSrgb(174, 186, 179)
  • HSL145°, 8%, 71%
  • HSL Precise145°, 8%, 70.588%
  • HSV145°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB145°, 6%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.729, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.729, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.729, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEBAB3
  • DECIMAL ID11451059
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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