#aab1bd

Color #aab1bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aab1bd

RGB

rgb(170, 177, 189)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72, -0.06, -6.95)

LCH

lch(72, 6.95, 269.51)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0189, 261.48)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb6aa

Analogous

#aabbbd

#aab1bd

#adaabd

Triadic

#aab1bd

#bdaab1

#b1bdaa

Split-complementary

#aab1bd

#bdadaa

#bbbdaa

Tetradic

#aab1bd

#b6aabd

#bdb6aa

#b1bdaa

Square

#aab1bd

#bdaabb

#bdb6aa

#aabdad

Shades

Color #aab1bd mixed toward black.

#8892a3

#697487

#4e5765

#343a43

#1a1d22

Tints

Color #aab1bd mixed toward white.

#b8bec8

#c6cbd3

#d5d8de

#e3e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aab1bd mixed toward gray.

#acb1bb

#adb2ba

#afb2b8

#b0b3b7

#b2b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadba · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#adacba · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#aab8b7 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab1bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab1bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab1bd (#aab1bd) is rgb(170, 177, 189) in RGB.

No, #aab1bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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