Close to Sky Gray
#AEBDCE
#AEBDCE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AEBDCE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.91:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.91:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AEBDCE as they’d see it.
#AEBDCE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AEBDCE
What color is #AEBDCE?
#AEBDCE is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 74.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AEBDCE in RGB?
#AEBDCE is rgb(174, 189, 206): 174 red, 189 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AEBDCE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 8, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AEBDCE?
PANTONE 7542 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AEBDCE?
Its complement #C8B9A9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.