#aba9bb

Color #aba9bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#aba9bb

RGB

rgb(171, 169, 187)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 11.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 9.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.91, 4.24, -8.95)

LCH

lch(69.91, 9.9, 295.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0257, 290.97)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 66.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bba9

Analogous

#a9b0bb

#aba9bb

#b4a9bb

Triadic

#aba9bb

#bbaba9

#a9bbab

Split-complementary

#aba9bb

#bbb4a9

#b0bba9

Tetradic

#aba9bb

#bba9b9

#b9bba9

#a9bbab

Square

#aba9bb

#bba9b0

#b9bba9

#a9bbb4

Shades

Color #aba9bb mixed toward black.

#8b88a1

#6c6985

#514f63

#363442

#1b1a21

Tints

Color #aba9bb mixed toward white.

#b9b7c6

#c7c6d2

#d5d4dd

#e3e2e8

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #aba9bb mixed toward gray.

#acaab9

#adacb8

#aeadb6

#b0afb5

#b1b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaab6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#abb3b3 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba9bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba9bb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aba9bb (#aba9bb) is rgb(171, 169, 187) in RGB.

No, #aba9bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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