#aeb0b9

Color #aeb0b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb0b9

RGB

rgb(174, 176, 185)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 7.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 5.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 4.9%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.93, 1.04, -4.83)

LCH

lch(71.93, 4.94, 282.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.013, 276.19)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 68.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b7ae

Analogous

#aeb6b9

#aeb0b9

#b2aeb9

Triadic

#aeb0b9

#b9aeb0

#b0b9ae

Split-complementary

#aeb0b9

#b9b2ae

#b6b9ae

Tetradic

#aeb0b9

#b7aeb9

#b9b7ae

#b0b9ae

Square

#aeb0b9

#b9aeb6

#b9b7ae

#aeb9b2

Shades

Color #aeb0b9 mixed toward black.

#8e919d

#6f7280

#535660

#373940

#1c1d20

Tints

Color #aeb0b9 mixed toward white.

#bcbdc5

#c9cad0

#d7d8dc

#e4e5e8

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #aeb0b9 mixed toward gray.

#afb1b8

#b0b1b7

#b1b2b6

#b2b2b5

#b3b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb7 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#aeb5b5 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb0b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb0b9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aeb0b9 (#aeb0b9) is rgb(174, 176, 185) in RGB.

No, #aeb0b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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