#aeb3c7

Color #aeb3c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb3c7

RGB

rgb(174, 179, 199)

HSL

hsl(228, 18.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 12.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 10.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.13, 2.26, -10.72)

LCH

lch(73.13, 10.96, 281.9)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.029, 274.55)

HWB

hwb(228, 68.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c2ae

Analogous

#aebfc7

#aeb3c7

#b5aec7

Triadic

#aeb3c7

#c7aeb3

#b3c7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb3c7

#c7b5ae

#bfc7ae

Tetradic

#aeb3c7

#c2aec7

#c7c2ae

#b3c7ae

Square

#aeb3c7

#c7aebf

#c7c2ae

#aec7b5

Shades

Color #aeb3c7 mixed toward black.

#8990ad

#666f93

#4c536e

#333749

#191c25

Tints

Color #aeb3c7 mixed toward white.

#bbc0d0

#c9ccda

#d6d9e3

#e4e6ec

#f1f2f6

Tones

Color #aeb3c7 mixed toward gray.

#b0b4c5

#b2b5c3

#b4b7c1

#b6b8bf

#b8b9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c2 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b0c1 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aebfbe · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb3c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb3c7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aeb3c7 (#aeb3c7) is rgb(174, 179, 199) in RGB.

No, #aeb3c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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