#aaa8b4

Color #aaa8b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8b4

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 180)

HSL

hsl(250, 7.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 6.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.36, 3.03, -5.9)

LCH

lch(69.36, 6.63, 297.18)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0172, 293.59)

HWB

hwb(250, 65.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b4a8

Analogous

#a8acb4

#aaa8b4

#b0a8b4

Triadic

#aaa8b4

#b4aaa8

#a8b4aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8b4

#b4b0a8

#acb4a8

Tetradic

#aaa8b4

#b4a8b2

#b2b4a8

#a8b4aa

Square

#aaa8b4

#b4a8ac

#b2b4a8

#a8b4b0

Shades

Color #aaa8b4 mixed toward black.

#8b8999

#6e6b7d

#53515d

#37363e

#1c1b1f

Tints

Color #aaa8b4 mixed toward white.

#b8b6c0

#c6c5cd

#d4d3d9

#e3e2e6

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #aaa8b4 mixed toward gray.

#aba9b3

#abaab2

#acabb1

#adacb0

#adadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b1 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#aaafae · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8b4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8b4 (#aaa8b4) is rgb(170, 168, 180) in RGB.

No, #aaa8b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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