Palettes / Colors / #AEBCC2

#AEBCC2 — Light Dusty Blue

#AEBCC2 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AEBCC2 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.

#AEBCC2 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 #C2B4AE; it also sits naturally between #AEC2BE and #AEB2C2. 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 74% · Blue 76%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBCC2

.text { color: #AEBCC2; }
.background { background-color: #AEBCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 188, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 14%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 188, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 188, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEBCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEBCC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2B4AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBCC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBCC2

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 #AEBCC2 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 #AEBCC2 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

← #AEBCC1  ·  #AEBCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBCC2?

#AEBCC2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 188, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBCC2?

#AEBCC2 is RGB 174, 188, 194 — HSL 198°, 14%, 72% — CMYK 10%, 3%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #AEBCC2?

Its complement is #C2B4AE; analogous partners are #AEC2BE and #AEB2C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBCC2 for text?

Black text on #AEBCC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.