#aeaaa6

Color #aeaaa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.72 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaaa6

RGB

rgb(174, 170, 166)

HSL

hsl(30, 4.7%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 4.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 4.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.83, 0.69, 2.56)

LCH

lch(69.83, 2.65, 74.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0074, 67.62)

HWB

hwb(30, 65.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aaae

Analogous

#aea6a6

#aeaaa6

#aeaea6

Triadic

#aeaaa6

#a6aeaa

#aaa6ae

Split-complementary

#aeaaa6

#a6aeae

#a6a6ae

Tetradic

#aeaaa6

#aaaea6

#a6aaae

#aaa6ae

Square

#aeaaa6

#a6aea6

#a6aaae

#aea6ae

Shades

Color #aeaaa6 mixed toward black.

#938e88

#77716c

#595551

#3b3936

#1e1c1b

Tints

Color #aeaaa6 mixed toward white.

#bcb8b5

#c9c6c4

#d7d5d3

#e4e3e1

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #aeaaa6 mixed toward gray.

#adaaa7

#acaaa8

#abaaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#adada7 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#aea8a8 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaaa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaaa6]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#aeaaa6 (#aeaaa6) is rgb(174, 170, 166) in RGB.

No, #aeaaa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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