#aeadb8

Color #aeadb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aeadb8

RGB

rgb(174, 173, 184)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.11, 2.47, -5.49)

LCH

lch(71.11, 6.02, 294.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0157, 290.17)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b8ad

Analogous

#adb1b8

#aeadb8

#b4adb8

Triadic

#aeadb8

#b8aead

#adb8ae

Split-complementary

#aeadb8

#b8b4ad

#b1b8ad

Tetradic

#aeadb8

#b8adb7

#b7b8ad

#adb8ae

Square

#aeadb8

#b8adb1

#b7b8ad

#adb8b4

Shades

Color #aeadb8 mixed toward black.

#8f8d9c

#706e80

#545360

#383740

#1c1c20

Tints

Color #aeadb8 mixed toward white.

#bcbbc4

#c9c8d0

#d7d6dc

#e4e4e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #aeadb8 mixed toward gray.

#afaeb7

#b0afb6

#b0b0b5

#b1b1b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb5 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb5 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#aeb3b3 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeadb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeadb8]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeadb8 (#aeadb8) is rgb(174, 173, 184) in RGB.

No, #aeadb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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