#aeb6bc

Color #aeb6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6bc

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 188)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.6, -1.6, -4.01)

LCH

lch(73.6, 4.32, 248.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0124, 239.91)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb4ae

Analogous

#aebcbb

#aeb6bc

#aeafbc

Triadic

#aeb6bc

#bcaeb6

#b6bcae

Split-complementary

#aeb6bc

#bcaeaf

#bcbbae

Tetradic

#aeb6bc

#b4aebc

#bcb4ae

#b6bcae

Square

#aeb6bc

#bbaebc

#bcb4ae

#afbcae

Shades

Color #aeb6bc mixed toward black.

#8d98a1

#6d7a84

#525c63

#373d42

#1b1f21

Tints

Color #aeb6bc mixed toward white.

#bcc2c7

#c9ced2

#d7dbde

#e4e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #aeb6bc mixed toward gray.

#afb6bb

#b0b6ba

#b2b6b9

#b3b5b7

#b4b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bb · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b0ba · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#aeb9b9 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6bc]

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Frequently asked questions

#aeb6bc (#aeb6bc) is rgb(174, 182, 188) in RGB.

No, #aeb6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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