Palettes / Colors / #AEB8BC

#AEB8BC — Silver Grey

#AEB8BC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AEB8BC 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.

#AEB8BC 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 #BCB2AE; it also sits naturally between #AEBCB9 and #AEB1BC. 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 72% · Blue 74%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB8BC

.text { color: #AEB8BC; }
.background { background-color: #AEB8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 184, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 184, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 184, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB8BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCB2AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB8BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB8BC

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 #AEB8BC 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 #AEB8BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB8BC?

#AEB8BC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 184, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB8BC?

#AEB8BC is RGB 174, 184, 188 — HSL 197°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 7%, 2%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AEB8BC?

Its complement is #BCB2AE; analogous partners are #AEBCB9 and #AEB1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB8BC for text?

Black text on #AEB8BC has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.