#aeb7cc

Color #aeb7cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb7cc

RGB

rgb(174, 183, 204)

HSL

hsl(222, 22.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 14.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.33, 1.15, -11.65)

LCH

lch(74.33, 11.71, 275.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0315, 267.09)

HWB

hwb(222, 68.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc3ae

Analogous

#aec6cc

#aeb7cc

#b4aecc

Triadic

#aeb7cc

#ccaeb7

#b7ccae

Split-complementary

#aeb7cc

#ccb4ae

#c6ccae

Tetradic

#aeb7cc

#c3aecc

#ccc3ae

#b7ccae

Square

#aeb7cc

#ccaec6

#ccc3ae

#aeccb4

Shades

Color #aeb7cc mixed toward black.

#8795b4

#61739b

#495674

#31394d

#181d27

Tints

Color #aeb7cc mixed toward white.

#bbc3d4

#c9cfdd

#d6dbe5

#e4e7ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aeb7cc mixed toward gray.

#b0b8c9

#b3b9c7

#b5bac4

#b8bbc2

#babcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c7 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b1c6 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#aec3c2 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb7cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb7cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb7cc (#aeb7cc) is rgb(174, 183, 204) in RGB.

No, #aeb7cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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