Palettes / Colors / #AEBECB

#AEBECB — Light Dusty Blue

#AEBECB 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 #AEBECB 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.

#AEBECB 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 #CBBBAE; it also sits naturally between #AECBCA and #AEB0CB. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBECB

.text { color: #AEBECB; }
.background { background-color: #AEBECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 190, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 22%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 190, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 190, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBBBAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBECB

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 #AEBECB 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 #AEBECB 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

← #AEBECA  ·  #AEBECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBECB?

#AEBECB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 190, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBECB?

#AEBECB is RGB 174, 190, 203 — HSL 207°, 22%, 74% — CMYK 14%, 6%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #AEBECB?

Its complement is #CBBBAE; analogous partners are #AECBCA and #AEB0CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBECB for text?

Black text on #AEBECB has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.