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#AEBEBC — Silver Grey

#AEBEBC 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 #AEBEBC 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.

#AEBEBC 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 #BDADAF; it also sits naturally between #ADBDB3 and #ADB7BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEBEBC · RGB 174, 190, 188

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Color values

HEX#AEBEBC
RGB174, 190, 188
HSL173°, 11%, 71%
HSV173°, 8%, 75%
CMYK8%, 0%, 1%, 25%
XYZ44.95, 49.46, 54.75
Yxy49.46, 0.3013, 0.3316
CIE-Lab75.73, -5.86, -0.88
Hunter Lab70.33, -5.31, -0.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEBEBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEBEBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEBEBC

.text { color: #AEBEBC; }
.background { background-color: #AEBEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 190, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 11%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 190, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 190, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEBEBC

#99ADAB#88A09D#74908D#647D7A#566C69#465856#364442#27302F#191F1E#090B0B

Tints of #AEBEBC

#B5C4C2#BBC9C7#C4CFCE#C9D4D3#D2DBDA#D7DFDE#E0E6E5#E6EBEA#EEF1F1#F4F6F6

Tones of #AEBEBC

#AEBCBA#AFBBBA#B1B9B8#B1B9B8#B3B7B7#B4B7B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDADAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEBEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBEBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AEBEBC: ·

How #AEBEBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B5BCDeuteranopia · #B4B3BDTritanopia · #AFBDBD

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BBootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Bbd6b8
#BBD6B8 · #AEC2B6 · #94AF9F · #DBE4C6
Palette 30364f
#30364F · #ACBAC4 · #E1D9BC · #F0F0DB
Palette 2f5d62
#2F5D62 · #5E8B7E · #A7C4BC · #DFEEEA
Palette 86a789
#86A789 · #B2C8BA · #D2E3C8 · #EBF3E8
Velvet Aurora
#6BAD74 · #A3C0B9 · #6C94A8 · #363A83
Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5

Similar colors

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

#AEC2B6#ACBAC4#A7C4BC#B2C8BA#A3C0B9#B6C4B6#B6BBC4#B4B4B8#B7B7B7#AFB9C8#A7BBC7#BBBBBB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEBEBB  ·  #AEBEBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBEBC?

#AEBEBC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 190, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBEBC?

#AEBEBC is RGB 174, 190, 188 — HSL 173°, 11%, 71% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #AEBEBC?

Its complement is #BDADAF; analogous partners are #ADBDB3 and #ADB7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBEBC for text?

Black text on #AEBEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.