#aeacb2

Color #aeacb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeacb2

RGB

rgb(174, 172, 178)

HSL

hsl(260, 3.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 3.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.68, 1.85, -2.82)

LCH

lch(70.68, 3.37, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0088, 301.52)

HWB

hwb(260, 67.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b2ac

Analogous

#acadb2

#aeacb2

#b1acb2

Triadic

#aeacb2

#b2aeac

#acb2ae

Split-complementary

#aeacb2

#b2b1ac

#adb2ac

Tetradic

#aeacb2

#b2acb0

#b0b2ac

#acb2ae

Square

#aeacb2

#b2acad

#b0b2ac

#acb2b1

Shades

Color #aeacb2 mixed toward black.

#908e96

#737079

#56545b

#3a383c

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #aeacb2 mixed toward white.

#bbbabf

#c9c8cc

#d6d5d8

#e4e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeacb2 mixed toward gray.

#aeacb1

#aeadb1

#aeadb0

#afaeb0

#afaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#adadb0 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#aeafaf · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeacb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeacb2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#aeacb2 (#aeacb2) is rgb(174, 172, 178) in RGB.

No, #aeacb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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