#a1aeb1

Color #a1aeb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a1aeb1

RGB

rgb(161, 174, 177)

HSL

hsl(191.2, 9.3%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.2, 9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.19, -3.93, -3.09)

LCH

lch(70.19, 5, 218.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0153, 212.96)

HWB

hwb(191.2, 63.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a4a1

Analogous

#a1b1ac

#a1aeb1

#a1a6b1

Triadic

#a1aeb1

#b1a1ae

#aeb1a1

Split-complementary

#a1aeb1

#b1a1a6

#b1aca1

Tetradic

#a1aeb1

#a4a1b1

#b1a4a1

#aeb1a1

Square

#a1aeb1

#aca1b1

#b1a4a1

#a6b1a1

Shades

Color #a1aeb1 mixed toward black.

#829497

#66777b

#4d595c

#333c3e

#1a1e1f

Tints

Color #a1aeb1 mixed toward white.

#b1bcbe

#c0c9cb

#d0d7d8

#e0e4e5

#eff2f2

Tones

Color #a1aeb1 mixed toward gray.

#a2adb0

#a4acae

#a5acad

#a6abac

#a8aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b0 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a5b0 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a2b0b0 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1aeb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1aeb1]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a1aeb1 (#a1aeb1) is rgb(161, 174, 177) in RGB.

No, #a1aeb1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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