#aeaeb0

Color #aeaeb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaeb0

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 176)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.1%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.15, 0.38, -1.02)

LCH

lch(71.15, 1.09, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0028, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 68.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b0ae

Analogous

#aeafb0

#aeaeb0

#afaeb0

Triadic

#aeaeb0

#b0aeae

#aeb0ae

Split-complementary

#aeaeb0

#b0afae

#afb0ae

Tetradic

#aeaeb0

#b0aeb0

#b0b0ae

#aeb0ae

Square

#aeaeb0

#b0aeaf

#b0b0ae

#aeb0af

Shades

Color #aeaeb0 mixed toward black.

#909093

#737376

#565659

#3a3a3b

#1d1d1e

Tints

Color #aeaeb0 mixed toward white.

#bbbbbd

#c9c9ca

#d6d6d7

#e4e4e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeaeb0 mixed toward gray.

#aeaeb0

#aeaeaf

#afafaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb0 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#aeaeaf · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#aeafaf · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaeb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaeb0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aeaeb0 (#aeaeb0) is rgb(174, 174, 176) in RGB.

No, #aeaeb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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