#aaafbe

Color #aaafbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaafbe

RGB

rgb(170, 175, 190)

HSL

hsl(225, 13.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 10.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.5, 1.24, -8.24)

LCH

lch(71.5, 8.33, 278.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0222, 271.03)

HWB

hwb(225, 66.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9aa

Analogous

#aab9be

#aaafbe

#afaabe

Triadic

#aaafbe

#beaaaf

#afbeaa

Split-complementary

#aaafbe

#beafaa

#b9beaa

Tetradic

#aaafbe

#b9aabe

#beb9aa

#afbeaa

Square

#aaafbe

#beaab9

#beb9aa

#aabeaf

Shades

Color #aaafbe mixed toward black.

#888fa4

#687088

#4e5466

#343844

#1a1c22

Tints

Color #aaafbe mixed toward white.

#b8bcc9

#c6cad4

#d5d7df

#e3e4e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aaafbe mixed toward gray.

#acb0bc

#adb1bb

#afb2b9

#b1b2b7

#b2b3b6

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

#acacbb · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#acacba · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aab8b7 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaafbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaafbe]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaafbe (#aaafbe) is rgb(170, 175, 190) in RGB.

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

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