Close to Ash Gray

#AEBCAA

#AEBCAA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 107°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.99:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

10.57:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.99:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

10.57:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AEBCAA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AEBCAA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #AEBCAA

What color is #AEBCAA?

#AEBCAA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 73.7% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 107°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AEBCAA in RGB?

#AEBCAA is rgb(174, 188, 170): 174 red, 188 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AEBCAA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 10, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AEBCAA?

PANTONE Warm Gray 4 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AEBCAA?

Its complement #C1B3C5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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