#aeb2b4

Color #aeb2b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb2b4

RGB

rgb(174, 178, 180)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.32, -1.02, -1.51)

LCH

lch(72.32, 1.82, 235.96)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0053, 228.81)

HWB

hwb(200, 68.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b0ae

Analogous

#aeb4b3

#aeb2b4

#aeafb4

Triadic

#aeb2b4

#b4aeb2

#b2b4ae

Split-complementary

#aeb2b4

#b4aeaf

#b4b3ae

Tetradic

#aeb2b4

#b0aeb4

#b4b0ae

#b2b4ae

Square

#aeb2b4

#b3aeb4

#b4b0ae

#afb4ae

Shades

Color #aeb2b4 mixed toward black.

#8f9598

#71777a

#555a5c

#393c3d

#1c1e1f

Tints

Color #aeb2b4 mixed toward white.

#bcbfc0

#c9cccd

#d7d8d9

#e4e5e6

#f2f2f2

Tones

Color #aeb2b4 mixed toward gray.

#aeb2b3

#afb2b3

#afb1b2

#b0b1b2

#b0b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b4 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b0afb3 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#aeb3b3 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb2b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb2b4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aeb2b4 (#aeb2b4) is rgb(174, 178, 180) in RGB.

No, #aeb2b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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