#aeb6b9

Color #aeb6b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6b9

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 185)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 7.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 5.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 1.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.52, -2.2, -2.49)

LCH

lch(73.52, 3.32, 228.54)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.01, 222.16)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 68.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b1ae

Analogous

#aeb9b7

#aeb6b9

#aeb1b9

Triadic

#aeb6b9

#b9aeb6

#b6b9ae

Split-complementary

#aeb6b9

#b9aeb1

#b9b7ae

Tetradic

#aeb6b9

#b1aeb9

#b9b1ae

#b6b9ae

Square

#aeb6b9

#b7aeb9

#b9b1ae

#b1b9ae

Shades

Color #aeb6b9 mixed toward black.

#8e999d

#6f7c80

#535d60

#373e40

#1c1f20

Tints

Color #aeb6b9 mixed toward white.

#bcc2c5

#c9ced0

#d7dbdc

#e4e7e8

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #aeb6b9 mixed toward gray.

#afb6b8

#b0b5b7

#b1b5b6

#b2b4b5

#b3b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#aeb8b8 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6b9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#aeb6b9 (#aeb6b9) is rgb(174, 182, 185) in RGB.

No, #aeb6b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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