#AEBEC9#AEBEC9
#AEBEC9 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.024 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBEC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 190, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 20%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 13%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.09, -3.24, -7.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.09, 8.07, 246.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.26% -0.0126 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.26% 0.024 237.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4091, 50.0418, 62.4610) |
| Luminance | 0.5004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.71
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.49
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.83
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.07
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.39
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBEC9 #C9B9AE
analogous
#AEC9C6 #AEBEC9 #AEB0C9
triadic
#AEBEC9 #C9AEBE #BEC9AE
tetradic
#AEBEC9 #C6AEC9 #C9B9AE #B0C9AE
square
#AEBEC9 #C6AEC9 #C9B9AE #B0C9AE
split-complementary
#AEBEC9 #C9AEB0 #C9C6AE
monochromatic
#658398 #89A1B1 #AEBEC9 #D3DBE1 #EDF0F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#AEBEC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#AEBEC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBEC9
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBEC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBEC9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BDCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BAC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7C1C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebec9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 190, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.024 237.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d1d9',
500: '#aebec9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebec9; $custom-light: #c6d1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebec9",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 190,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.444,
"s": 20,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79264,
"c": 0.02358,
"h": 237.7
},
"luminance": 0.50043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBEC9
secondary
#9D8B7E
accent
#6B479E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#828383