Palettes / Colors / #AEABC3

#AEABC3 — Light Dusty Blue

#AEABC3 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AEABC3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AEABC3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm 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 #C1C4AB; it also sits naturally between #ABB4C4 and #BBABC4. 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 76%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEABC3

.text { color: #AEABC3; }
.background { background-color: #AEABC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEABC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 171, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 17%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEABC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 171, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEABC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 171, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEABC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEABC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEABC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEABC3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AEABC3 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 #AEABC3 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

← #AEABC2  ·  #AEABC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEABC3?

#AEABC3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 171, 195). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEABC3?

#AEABC3 is RGB 174, 171, 195 — HSL 248°, 17%, 72% — CMYK 11%, 12%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #AEABC3?

Its complement is #C1C4AB; analogous partners are #ABB4C4 and #BBABC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEABC3 for text?

Black text on #AEABC3 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.