#aeb6a9

Color #aeb6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6a9

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 169)

HSL

hsl(96.9, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96.9, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 7.1%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.1, -5.21, 5.65)

LCH

lch(73.1, 7.69, 132.68)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0202, 133)

HWB

hwb(96.9, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a9b6

Analogous

#b4b6a9

#aeb6a9

#a9b6aa

Triadic

#aeb6a9

#a9aeb6

#b6a9ae

Split-complementary

#aeb6a9

#aaa9b6

#b6a9b4

Tetradic

#aeb6a9

#a9b6b1

#b1a9b6

#b6a9ae

Square

#aeb6a9

#a9b4b6

#b1a9b6

#b6aaa9

Shades

Color #aeb6a9 mixed toward black.

#909b89

#737f6b

#565f51

#393f36

#1d201b

Tints

Color #aeb6a9 mixed toward white.

#bbc2b7

#c9cec6

#d6dad4

#e4e7e2

#f1f3f1

Tones

Color #aeb6a9 mixed toward gray.

#aeb5aa

#aeb4ab

#afb3ac

#afb2ad

#afb1ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ac · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b0ad · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#aeafaf · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6a9]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#aeb6a9 (#aeb6a9) is rgb(174, 182, 169) in RGB.

No, #aeb6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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