#abaeb4

Color #abaeb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.87 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#abaeb4

RGB

rgb(171, 174, 180)

HSL

hsl(220, 5.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 3.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.03, 0.1, -3.43)

LCH

lch(71.03, 3.43, 271.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0092, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220, 67.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b1ab

Analogous

#abb2b4

#abaeb4

#acabb4

Triadic

#abaeb4

#b4abae

#aeb4ab

Split-complementary

#abaeb4

#b4acab

#b2b4ab

Tetradic

#abaeb4

#b1abb4

#b4b1ab

#aeb4ab

Square

#abaeb4

#b4abb2

#b4b1ab

#abb4ac

Shades

Color #abaeb4 mixed toward black.

#8c9098

#6e737c

#53565d

#37393e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #abaeb4 mixed toward white.

#b9bbc0

#c7c9cd

#d5d6d9

#e3e4e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #abaeb4 mixed toward gray.

#acaeb3

#acaeb2

#adafb2

#aeafb1

#afafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb3 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#abb1b1 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abaeb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abaeb4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#abaeb4 (#abaeb4) is rgb(171, 174, 180) in RGB.

No, #abaeb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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