#aab6bd

Color #aab6bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aab6bd

RGB

rgb(170, 182, 189)

HSL

hsl(202.1, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.1, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.33, -2.75, -4.98)

LCH

lch(73.33, 5.69, 241.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0167, 233.27)

HWB

hwb(202.1, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb1aa

Analogous

#aabdbb

#aab6bd

#aaadbd

Triadic

#aab6bd

#bdaab6

#b6bdaa

Split-complementary

#aab6bd

#bdaaad

#bdbbaa

Tetradic

#aab6bd

#b1aabd

#bdb1aa

#b6bdaa

Square

#aab6bd

#bbaabd

#bdb1aa

#adbdaa

Shades

Color #aab6bd mixed toward black.

#8899a3

#697c87

#4e5d65

#343e43

#1a1f22

Tints

Color #aab6bd mixed toward white.

#b8c2c8

#c6ced3

#d5dbde

#e3e7e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #aab6bd mixed toward gray.

#acb6bb

#adb5ba

#afb5b8

#b0b4b7

#b2b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbb · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#afaebb · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#abbaba · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab6bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#aab6bd (#aab6bd) is rgb(170, 182, 189) in RGB.

No, #aab6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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