#aaafbd

Color #aaafbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaafbd

RGB

rgb(170, 175, 189)

HSL

hsl(224.2, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.2, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.47, 1.03, -7.73)

LCH

lch(71.47, 7.8, 277.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0208, 270.28)

HWB

hwb(224.2, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb8aa

Analogous

#aab9bd

#aaafbd

#afaabd

Triadic

#aaafbd

#bdaaaf

#afbdaa

Split-complementary

#aaafbd

#bdafaa

#b9bdaa

Tetradic

#aaafbd

#b8aabd

#bdb8aa

#afbdaa

Square

#aaafbd

#bdaab9

#bdb8aa

#aabdaf

Shades

Color #aaafbd mixed toward black.

#888fa3

#697187

#4e5465

#343843

#1a1c22

Tints

Color #aaafbd mixed toward white.

#b8bcc8

#c6cad3

#d5d7de

#e3e4e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aaafbd mixed toward gray.

#acb0bb

#adb1ba

#afb1b8

#b0b2b7

#b2b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacba · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#aab7b7 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaafbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaafbd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaafbd (#aaafbd) is rgb(170, 175, 189) in RGB.

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

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