#aeb6be

Color #aeb6be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6be

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 190)

HSL

hsl(210, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.66, -1.2, -5.02)

LCH

lch(73.66, 5.16, 256.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0144, 248.05)

HWB

hwb(210, 68.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb6ae

Analogous

#aebebe

#aeb6be

#aeaebe

Triadic

#aeb6be

#beaeb6

#b6beae

Split-complementary

#aeb6be

#beaeae

#bebeae

Tetradic

#aeb6be

#b6aebe

#beb6ae

#b6beae

Square

#aeb6be

#beaebe

#beb6ae

#aebeae

Shades

Color #aeb6be mixed toward black.

#8c98a3

#6c7987

#515b65

#363d43

#1b1e22

Tints

Color #aeb6be mixed toward white.

#bcc2c9

#c9ced4

#d7dbdf

#e4e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #aeb6be mixed toward gray.

#afb6bd

#b1b6bb

#b2b6ba

#b3b6b9

#b5b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bc · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b0bc · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#aebbba · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6be]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#aeb6be (#aeb6be) is rgb(174, 182, 190) in RGB.

No, #aeb6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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