#aaa9b6

Color #aaa9b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa9b6

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 182)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.68, 2.88, -6.53)

LCH

lch(69.68, 7.14, 293.8)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0186, 289.51)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b6a9

Analogous

#a9aeb6

#aaa9b6

#b0a9b6

Triadic

#aaa9b6

#b6aaa9

#a9b6aa

Split-complementary

#aaa9b6

#b6b0a9

#aeb6a9

Tetradic

#aaa9b6

#b6a9b5

#b5b6a9

#a9b6aa

Square

#aaa9b6

#b6a9ae

#b5b6a9

#a9b6b0

Shades

Color #aaa9b6 mixed toward black.

#8b899b

#6d6b7f

#52515f

#36363f

#1b1b20

Tints

Color #aaa9b6 mixed toward white.

#b8b7c2

#c6c6ce

#d4d4da

#e3e2e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #aaa9b6 mixed toward gray.

#abaab5

#acabb4

#adacb3

#aeadb2

#afaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab3 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#aab1b0 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa9b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa9b6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa9b6 (#aaa9b6) is rgb(170, 169, 182) in RGB.

No, #aaa9b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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