#aaaab7

Color #aaaab7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaab7

RGB

rgb(170, 170, 183)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.3%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.1%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(69.98, 2.54, -6.65)

LCH

lch(69.98, 7.12, 290.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0185, 285.99)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b7aa

Analogous

#aab0b7

#aaaab7

#b0aab7

Triadic

#aaaab7

#b7aaaa

#aab7aa

Split-complementary

#aaaab7

#b7b0aa

#b0b7aa

Tetradic

#aaaab7

#b7aab7

#b7b7aa

#aab7aa

Square

#aaaab7

#b7aab0

#b7b7aa

#aab7b0

Shades

Color #aaaab7 mixed toward black.

#8a8a9c

#6c6c7f

#515160

#363640

#1b1b20

Tints

Color #aaaab7 mixed toward white.

#b8b8c3

#c6c6cf

#d4d4db

#e3e3e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #aaaab7 mixed toward gray.

#ababb6

#acacb5

#adadb4

#aeaeb3

#afafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaab3 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#aab2b1 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaab7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaab7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaaab7 (#aaaab7) is rgb(170, 170, 183) in RGB.

No, #aaaab7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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