#aabbb9

Color #aabbb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aabbb9

RGB

rgb(170, 187, 185)

HSL

hsl(172.9, 11.1%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.9, 9.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.56, -6.22, -0.99)

LCH

lch(74.56, 6.3, 189.04)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.019, 188.17)

HWB

hwb(172.9, 66.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbaaac

Analogous

#aabbb0

#aabbb9

#aab5bb

Triadic

#aabbb9

#b9aabb

#bbb9aa

Split-complementary

#aabbb9

#bbaab5

#bbb0aa

Tetradic

#aabbb9

#aaacbb

#bbaaac

#bbb9aa

Square

#aabbb9

#b0aabb

#bbaaac

#b5bbaa

Shades

Color #aabbb9 mixed toward black.

#89a19e

#6a8481

#4f6361

#354241

#1a2120

Tints

Color #aabbb9 mixed toward white.

#b8c6c5

#c6d2d0

#d5dddc

#e3e8e8

#f1f4f3

Tones

Color #aabbb9 mixed toward gray.

#abbab8

#adb8b7

#aeb7b6

#b0b5b5

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b1afba · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#abbaba · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aabbb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aabbb9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#aabbb9 (#aabbb9) is rgb(170, 187, 185) in RGB.

No, #aabbb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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