#AEB9BF
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.9% 0.015 231.3), rgb(174, 185, 191).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.49:1).
About this color
#AEB9BF 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 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.49:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.49:1 |
| White text | 2.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEB9BF |
| RGB | rgb(174, 185, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 12%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.9% 0.015 231.3) |
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 #AEB9BF | 2.00:1 | Fails | Lc -43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEB9BF | 10.49:1 | AAA | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEB9BF text on white | 2.00:1 | Fails | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEB9BF text on black | 10.49:1 | AAA | Lc -63.6 | 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
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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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)
#AEB9BF
oklch(77.9% 0.015 231.3)
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Step 400
400
#92A4AD
oklch(70.8% 0.024 229.2)
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Step 500
500
#778D99
oklch(63% 0.031 231.8)
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Step 600
600
#607784
oklch(55.6% 0.034 232.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F646F
oklch(49% 0.031 231)
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Step 800
800
#41525B
oklch(42.8% 0.026 231.2)
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Step 900
900
#37444A
oklch(37.7% 0.02 227.5)
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Step 950
950
#20282C
oklch(27.1% 0.014 229.5)
#AEB9BF 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) | #B6B8BF | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B4B6BF | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AABBBB | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B7B7B7 | 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 #AEB9BF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.011
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.032
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.034
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.037
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.042
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.046
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.047
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.048
Use #AEB9BF 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.