#aeb4b8

Color #aeb4b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb4b8

RGB

rgb(174, 180, 184)

HSL

hsl(204, 6.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.96, -1.32, -2.76)

LCH

lch(72.96, 3.06, 244.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0089, 236.49)

HWB

hwb(204, 68.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b2ae

Analogous

#aeb8b7

#aeb4b8

#aeafb8

Triadic

#aeb4b8

#b8aeb4

#b4b8ae

Split-complementary

#aeb4b8

#b8aeaf

#b8b7ae

Tetradic

#aeb4b8

#b2aeb8

#b8b2ae

#b4b8ae

Square

#aeb4b8

#b7aeb8

#b8b2ae

#afb8ae

Shades

Color #aeb4b8 mixed toward black.

#8e979c

#6f797f

#545b5f

#383c40

#1c1e20

Tints

Color #aeb4b8 mixed toward white.

#bbc1c4

#c9cdd0

#d6dadc

#e4e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #aeb4b8 mixed toward gray.

#afb4b7

#b0b4b6

#b1b4b6

#b1b3b5

#b2b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#aeb6b6 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb4b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb4b8]

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Frequently asked questions

#aeb4b8 (#aeb4b8) is rgb(174, 180, 184) in RGB.

No, #aeb4b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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