#aaaeb2

Color #aaaeb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaeb2

RGB

rgb(170, 174, 178)

HSL

hsl(210, 4.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.89, -0.63, -2.54)

LCH

lch(70.89, 2.62, 256.07)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0073, 248.34)

HWB

hwb(210, 66.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2aeaa

Analogous

#aab2b2

#aaaeb2

#aaaab2

Triadic

#aaaeb2

#b2aaae

#aeb2aa

Split-complementary

#aaaeb2

#b2aaaa

#b2b2aa

Tetradic

#aaaeb2

#aeaab2

#b2aeaa

#aeb2aa

Square

#aaaeb2

#b2aab2

#b2aeaa

#aab2aa

Shades

Color #aaaeb2 mixed toward black.

#8c9196

#6e747a

#53575b

#373a3d

#1c1d1e

Tints

Color #aaaeb2 mixed toward white.

#b8bbbf

#c6c9cc

#d4d6d8

#e3e4e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaaeb2 mixed toward gray.

#abaeb1

#acaeb0

#adaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#acabb1 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#aab0b0 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaeb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaeb2]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#aaaeb2 (#aaaeb2) is rgb(170, 174, 178) in RGB.

No, #aaaeb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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