#aab5b6

Color #aab5b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aab5b6

RGB

rgb(170, 181, 182)

HSL

hsl(185, 7.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 6.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.87, -3.62, -1.83)

LCH

lch(72.87, 4.06, 206.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0124, 203.26)

HWB

hwb(185, 66.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6abaa

Analogous

#aab6b1

#aab5b6

#aaafb6

Triadic

#aab5b6

#b6aab5

#b5b6aa

Split-complementary

#aab5b6

#b6aaaf

#b6b1aa

Tetradic

#aab5b6

#abaab6

#b6abaa

#b5b6aa

Square

#aab5b6

#b1aab6

#b6abaa

#afb6aa

Shades

Color #aab5b6 mixed toward black.

#8a999b

#6c7d7e

#515e5f

#363e3f

#1b1f20

Tints

Color #aab5b6 mixed toward white.

#b8c1c2

#c6cece

#d4dada

#e3e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #aab5b6 mixed toward gray.

#abb4b5

#acb3b4

#adb2b3

#aeb2b2

#afb1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#aeadb6 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#abb6b6 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab5b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#aab5b6 (#aab5b6) is rgb(170, 181, 182) in RGB.

No, #aab5b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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