#aeacb3

Color #aeacb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aeacb3

RGB

rgb(174, 172, 179)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.7, 2.04, -3.33)

LCH

lch(70.7, 3.91, 301.49)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0102, 298.84)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b3ac

Analogous

#acadb3

#aeacb3

#b1acb3

Triadic

#aeacb3

#b3aeac

#acb3ae

Split-complementary

#aeacb3

#b3b1ac

#adb3ac

Tetradic

#aeacb3

#b3acb1

#b1b3ac

#acb3ae

Square

#aeacb3

#b3acad

#b1b3ac

#acb3b1

Shades

Color #aeacb3 mixed toward black.

#908d97

#73707a

#56545c

#39383d

#1d1c1f

Tints

Color #aeacb3 mixed toward white.

#bbbac0

#c9c8cc

#d6d5d9

#e4e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeacb3 mixed toward gray.

#aeadb2

#afaeb1

#afafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#aeb0b0 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeacb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeacb3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aeacb3 (#aeacb3) is rgb(174, 172, 179) in RGB.

No, #aeacb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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