#aaaebe

Color #aaaebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaebe

RGB

rgb(170, 174, 190)

HSL

hsl(228, 13.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 10.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.24, 1.78, -8.63)

LCH

lch(71.24, 8.81, 281.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0233, 274.68)

HWB

hwb(228, 66.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebaaa

Analogous

#aab8be

#aaaebe

#b0aabe

Triadic

#aaaebe

#beaaae

#aebeaa

Split-complementary

#aaaebe

#beb0aa

#b8beaa

Tetradic

#aaaebe

#baaabe

#bebaaa

#aebeaa

Square

#aaaebe

#beaab8

#bebaaa

#aabeb0

Shades

Color #aaaebe mixed toward black.

#888ea4

#686e88

#4e5366

#343744

#1a1c22

Tints

Color #aaaebe mixed toward white.

#b8bcc9

#c6c9d4

#d5d7df

#e3e4e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aaaebe mixed toward gray.

#acafbc

#adb0bb

#afb1b9

#b1b2b7

#b2b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacba · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#acabb9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aab7b7 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaebe]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aaaebe (#aaaebe) is rgb(170, 174, 190) in RGB.

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

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