#aeafaf

Color #aeafaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aeafaf

RGB

rgb(174, 175, 175)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(71.39, -0.35, -0.12)

LCH

lch(71.39, 0.37, 198.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0011, 195.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 68.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaeae

Analogous

#aeafae

#aeafaf

#aeaeaf

Triadic

#aeafaf

#afaeaf

#afafae

Split-complementary

#aeafaf

#afaeae

Tetradic

#aeafaf

#aeaeaf

#afaeae

#afafae

Square

#aeafaf

#aeaeaf

#afaeae

#aeafae

Shades

Color #aeafaf mixed toward black.

#919292

#747575

#575858

#3a3a3a

#1d1d1d

Tints

Color #aeafaf mixed toward white.

#bbbcbc

#c9caca

#d6d7d7

#e4e4e4

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #aeafaf mixed toward gray.

#aeafaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeaf · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#aeaeaf · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#aeafaf · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 0.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeafaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeafaf]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#aeafaf (#aeafaf) is rgb(174, 175, 175) in RGB.

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

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