#aebace

Color #aebace

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aebace

RGB

rgb(174, 186, 206)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 24.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 15.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.18, -0.04, -11.47)

LCH

lch(75.18, 11.47, 269.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0314, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 68.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec2ae

Analogous

#aecace

#aebace

#b2aece

Triadic

#aebace

#ceaeba

#baceae

Split-complementary

#aebace

#ceb2ae

#caceae

Tetradic

#aebace

#c2aece

#cec2ae

#baceae

Square

#aebace

#ceaeca

#cec2ae

#aeceb2

Shades

Color #aebace mixed toward black.

#8798b6

#5f779e

#485976

#303b4f

#181e27

Tints

Color #aebace mixed toward white.

#bbc5d6

#c9d1de

#d6dce6

#e4e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #aebace mixed toward gray.

#b1bbcb

#b3bbc9

#b6bcc6

#b9bdc3

#bbbdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b3b2c8 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#afc6c5 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aebace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebace]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aebace (#aebace) is rgb(174, 186, 206) in RGB.

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

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