Palettes / Colors / #AEBBBC

#AEBBBC — Silver Grey

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

#AEBBBC 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 #BCAFAE; it also sits naturally between #AEBCB6 and #AEB4BC. 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 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBBBC

.text { color: #AEBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #AEBBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 187, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEBBBC

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Tones of #AEBBBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAFAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBBBC: #000000.

How #AEBBBC 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 #AEBBBC 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 #AEBBBC?

#AEBBBC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBBBC?

#AEBBBC is RGB 174, 187, 188 — HSL 184°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AEBBBC?

Its complement is #BCAFAE; analogous partners are #AEBCB6 and #AEB4BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBBBC for text?

Black text on #AEBBBC has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.