#aeaead

Color #aeaead

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.91 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaead

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 173)

HSL

hsl(60, 0.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 0.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(71.07, -0.19, 0.51)

LCH

lch(71.07, 0.54, 110.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0015, 105.95)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adadae

Analogous

#aeadad

#aeaead

#adaead

Triadic

#aeaead

#adaeae

#aeadae

Split-complementary

#aeaead

#adadae

Tetradic

#aeaead

#adaead

#adadae

#aeadae

Square

#aeaead

#adaead

#adadae

#aeadad

Shades

Color #aeaead mixed toward black.

#919190

#747473

#575756

#3a3a39

#1d1d1d

Tints

Color #aeaead mixed toward white.

#bbbbbb

#c9c9c8

#d6d6d6

#e4e4e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aeaead mixed toward gray.

#aeaead

#adadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaead · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#aeaead · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#aeadad · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 0.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaead]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#aeaead (#aeaead) is rgb(174, 174, 173) in RGB.

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

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