#AEB4BD
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(76.8% 0.014 258.4), rgb(174, 180, 189).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.06:1).
About this color
#AEB4BD is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.06:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.06:1 |
| White text | 2.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEB4BD |
| RGB | rgb(174, 180, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 10%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.014 258.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AEB4BD | 2.08:1 | Fails | Lc -45.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #AEB4BD | 10.06:1 | AAA | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEB4BD text on white | 2.08:1 | Fails | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEB4BD text on black | 10.06:1 | AAA | Lc -61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 258.3)
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Step 200
200
#D6D9DE
oklch(88.4% 0.008 260.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEB4BD
oklch(76.8% 0.014 258.4)
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Step 400
400
#98A1AF
oklch(70.6% 0.023 259.2)
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Step 500
500
#7F8A9C
oklch(63.1% 0.03 260.3)
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Step 600
600
#687487
oklch(55.6% 0.033 259.6)
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Step 700
700
#566172
oklch(49% 0.031 259)
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Step 800
800
#47505D
oklch(42.8% 0.025 257.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B424C
oklch(37.7% 0.02 257.3)
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Step 950
950
#23272D
oklch(27.1% 0.013 258.4)
#AEB4BD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B1B4BD | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B0B3BD | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABB6B7 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B3B3B3 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AEB4BD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.003
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.036
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.037
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.042
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.043
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.045
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.048
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.050
Use #AEB4BD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.