#AEB8B2
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.3% 0.014 159.8), rgb(174, 184, 178).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.29:1).
About this color
#AEB8B2 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 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.29:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.29:1 |
| White text | 2.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEB8B2 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 184, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 7%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.3% 0.014 159.8) |
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 #AEB8B2 | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc -44.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEB8B2 | 10.29:1 | AAA | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEB8B2 text on white | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEB8B2 text on black | 10.29:1 | AAA | Lc -62.6 | 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
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8EBE9
oklch(93.7% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 200
200
#D5DBD7
oklch(88.6% 0.008 157.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEB8B2
oklch(77.3% 0.014 159.8)
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Step 400
400
#95A59C
oklch(70.7% 0.022 161.2)
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Step 500
500
#7B8F83
oklch(63.1% 0.029 159.1)
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Step 600
600
#64796D
oklch(55.5% 0.031 160.2)
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Step 700
700
#53665B
oklch(49.1% 0.029 159.7)
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Step 800
800
#44534A
oklch(42.6% 0.024 158.9)
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Step 900
900
#39453E
oklch(37.7% 0.02 159.7)
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Step 950
950
#222824
oklch(26.9% 0.011 156.4)
#AEB8B2 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) | #B8B6B2 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B6B5B2 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ACB8B6 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 0.014 |
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 #AEB8B2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.020
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.041
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.044
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.049
- Putty #BEAE8A ΔE 0.053
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.053
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.054
Use #AEB8B2 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.