Palettes / Colors / #AEABB5

#AEABB5 — Silver Grey

#AEABB5 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AEABB5 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2B5AB; it also sits naturally between #ABADB5 and #B3ABB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 67% · Blue 71%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEABB5

.text { color: #AEABB5; }
.background { background-color: #AEABB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEABB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 171, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 6%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEABB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 171, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEABB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 171, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEABB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEABB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEABB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2B5AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEABB5: #000000.

How #AEABB5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEABB5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEABB4  ·  #AEABB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEABB5?

#AEABB5 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 171, 181). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEABB5?

#AEABB5 is RGB 174, 171, 181 — HSL 258°, 6%, 69% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #AEABB5?

Its complement is #B2B5AB; analogous partners are #ABADB5 and #B3ABB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEABB5 for text?

Black text on #AEABB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.