#aaaaae

Color #aaaaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaaae

RGB

rgb(170, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.72, 0.76, -2.05)

LCH

lch(69.72, 2.19, 290.34)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0057, 286.22)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaeaa

Analogous

#aaacae

#aaaaae

#acaaae

Triadic

#aaaaae

#aeaaaa

#aaaeaa

Split-complementary

#aaaaae

#aeacaa

#acaeaa

Tetradic

#aaaaae

#aeaaae

#aeaeaa

#aaaeaa

Square

#aaaaae

#aeaaac

#aeaeaa

#aaaeac

Shades

Color #aaaaae mixed toward black.

#8d8d92

#707076

#545458

#38383b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #aaaaae mixed toward white.

#b8b8bc

#c6c6c9

#d5d5d7

#e3e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaaaae mixed toward gray.

#aaaaae

#ababad

#acacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaad · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaaad · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#aaacac · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaaae]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaaaae (#aaaaae) is rgb(170, 170, 174) in RGB.

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

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