Information about #AEABC6 color

#AEABC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEABC6 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 171, 198) (68.2% red, 67.1% green, 77.6% blue), or CMYK 9 / 11 / 0 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AEABC6 reads as a gently muted classic blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Echo Blue (#A4AFCD).

The recipe behind #AEABC6 is rgb(174, 171, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AEABC6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEABC6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEABC6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEABC6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEABC6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEABC6
  • RGB174, 171, 198
  • CMYK9, 11, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(174, 171, 198)
  • HSL247°, 19%, 72%
  • HSL Precise246.667°, 19.149%, 72.353%
  • HSV247°, 14%, 78%
  • HSB247°, 14%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.671, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.671, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.671, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEABC6
  • DECIMAL ID11447238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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