#AEB8BF
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.7% 0.015 238.1), rgb(174, 184, 191).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.40:1).
About this color
#AEB8BF is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.40:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.40:1 |
| White text | 2.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEB8BF |
| RGB | rgb(174, 184, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 12%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.7% 0.015 238.1) |
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 #AEB8BF | 2.01:1 | Fails | Lc -43.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEB8BF | 10.40:1 | AAA | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEB8BF text on white | 2.01:1 | Fails | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEB8BF text on black | 10.40:1 | AAA | Lc -63.2 | 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
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DADE
oklch(88.5% 0.009 236.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEB8BF
oklch(77.7% 0.015 238.1)
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Step 400
400
#93A3AE
oklch(70.6% 0.024 237.8)
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Step 500
500
#798D9A
oklch(63.2% 0.03 236.5)
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Step 600
600
#627785
oklch(55.7% 0.033 237.4)
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Step 700
700
#516471
oklch(49.2% 0.031 238.2)
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Step 800
800
#42515C
oklch(42.6% 0.026 240)
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Step 900
900
#38434B
oklch(37.6% 0.02 239.7)
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Step 950
950
#21272C
oklch(26.9% 0.013 243.3)
#AEB8BF 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) | #B5B8BF | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B3B6BF | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AABABA | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 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 #AEB8BF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.008
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.033
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.034
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.038
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.045
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.047
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.047
Use #AEB8BF 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.