#aeb5b7

Color #aeb5b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb5b7

RGB

rgb(174, 181, 183)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 5.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 4.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.2, -2.05, -1.86)

LCH

lch(73.2, 2.77, 222.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0084, 216.73)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 68.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b0ae

Analogous

#aeb7b5

#aeb5b7

#aeb0b7

Triadic

#aeb5b7

#b7aeb5

#b5b7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb5b7

#b7aeb0

#b7b5ae

Tetradic

#aeb5b7

#b0aeb7

#b7b0ae

#b5b7ae

Square

#aeb5b7

#b5aeb7

#b7b0ae

#b0b7ae

Shades

Color #aeb5b7 mixed toward black.

#8e989b

#707b7e

#545c5f

#383d3f

#1c1f20

Tints

Color #aeb5b7 mixed toward white.

#bbc1c3

#c9cecf

#d6dadb

#e4e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #aeb5b7 mixed toward gray.

#afb5b6

#afb4b6

#b0b4b5

#b1b3b4

#b2b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#aeb6b6 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb5b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb5b7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#aeb5b7 (#aeb5b7) is rgb(174, 181, 183) in RGB.

No, #aeb5b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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