#aeb4bb

Color #aeb4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb4bb

RGB

rgb(174, 180, 187)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.04, -0.73, -4.28)

LCH

lch(73.04, 4.34, 260.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0121, 252.16)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb5ae

Analogous

#aebbbb

#aeb4bb

#afaebb

Triadic

#aeb4bb

#bbaeb4

#b4bbae

Split-complementary

#aeb4bb

#bbafae

#bbbbae

Tetradic

#aeb4bb

#b5aebb

#bbb5ae

#b4bbae

Square

#aeb4bb

#bbaebb

#bbb5ae

#aebbaf

Shades

Color #aeb4bb mixed toward black.

#8d96a0

#6e7883

#525a62

#373c41

#1b1e21

Tints

Color #aeb4bb mixed toward white.

#bcc1c6

#c9cdd2

#d7dadd

#e4e6e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #aeb4bb mixed toward gray.

#afb4ba

#b0b4b9

#b1b4b8

#b2b4b7

#b3b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#aeb8b8 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb4bb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aeb4bb (#aeb4bb) is rgb(174, 180, 187) in RGB.

No, #aeb4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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