#aeb9ad

Color #aeb9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb9ad

RGB

rgb(174, 185, 173)

HSL

hsl(115, 7.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(115, 6.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.01, -6.08, 4.77)

LCH

lch(74.01, 7.73, 141.88)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0208, 143.02)

HWB

hwb(115, 67.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8adb9

Analogous

#b4b9ad

#aeb9ad

#adb9b2

Triadic

#aeb9ad

#adaeb9

#b9adae

Split-complementary

#aeb9ad

#b2adb9

#b9adb4

Tetradic

#aeb9ad

#adb9b8

#b8adb9

#b9adae

Square

#aeb9ad

#adb4b9

#b8adb9

#b9b2ad

Shades

Color #aeb9ad mixed toward black.

#8e9e8d

#6f816e

#546152

#384037

#1c201b

Tints

Color #aeb9ad mixed toward white.

#bcc5bb

#c9d0c8

#d7dcd6

#e4e8e4

#f2f3f1

Tones

Color #aeb9ad mixed toward gray.

#afb8ae

#b0b7af

#b1b6b0

#b1b5b1

#b2b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b1b1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#afb2b3 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb9ad]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#aeb9ad (#aeb9ad) is rgb(174, 185, 173) in RGB.

No, #aeb9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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