#aeb1c6

Color #aeb1c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb1c6

RGB

rgb(174, 177, 198)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 17.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 12.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.57, 3.14, -11)

LCH

lch(72.57, 11.44, 285.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0301, 279.18)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 68.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c3ae

Analogous

#aebdc6

#aeb1c6

#b7aec6

Triadic

#aeb1c6

#c6aeb1

#b1c6ae

Split-complementary

#aeb1c6

#c6b7ae

#bdc6ae

Tetradic

#aeb1c6

#c3aec6

#c6c3ae

#b1c6ae

Square

#aeb1c6

#c6aebd

#c6c3ae

#aec6b7

Shades

Color #aeb1c6 mixed toward black.

#898eac

#666c91

#4d516d

#333649

#1a1b24

Tints

Color #aeb1c6 mixed toward white.

#bbbecf

#c9cbd9

#d6d8e2

#e4e5ec

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #aeb1c6 mixed toward gray.

#b0b2c4

#b2b4c2

#b4b5c0

#b6b7be

#b8b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#afafc0 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#aebdbc · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb1c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb1c6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb1c6 (#aeb1c6) is rgb(174, 177, 198) in RGB.

No, #aeb1c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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