#aaa9bf

Color #aaa9bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa9bf

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 191)

HSL

hsl(242.7, 14.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.7, 11.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.95, 4.73, -11.1)

LCH

lch(69.95, 12.07, 293.08)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0314, 287.63)

HWB

hwb(242.7, 66.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebfa9

Analogous

#a9b3bf

#aaa9bf

#b5a9bf

Triadic

#aaa9bf

#bfaaa9

#a9bfaa

Split-complementary

#aaa9bf

#bfb5a9

#b3bfa9

Tetradic

#aaa9bf

#bfa9be

#bebfa9

#a9bfaa

Square

#aaa9bf

#bfa9b3

#bebfa9

#a9bfb5

Shades

Color #aaa9bf mixed toward black.

#8887a5

#68668a

#4e4d67

#343345

#1a1a22

Tints

Color #aaa9bf mixed toward white.

#b8b7ca

#c6c6d4

#d5d4df

#e3e2ea

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #aaa9bf mixed toward gray.

#acabbd

#adadbb

#afafba

#b1b0b8

#b2b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaab9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#aab6b5 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa9bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa9bf (#aaa9bf) is rgb(170, 169, 191) in RGB.

No, #aaa9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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