#aaaab3

Color #aaaab3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaab3

RGB

rgb(170, 170, 179)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.86, 1.74, -4.61)

LCH

lch(69.86, 4.93, 290.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0128, 285.88)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b3aa

Analogous

#aaaeb3

#aaaab3

#aeaab3

Triadic

#aaaab3

#b3aaaa

#aab3aa

Split-complementary

#aaaab3

#b3aeaa

#aeb3aa

Tetradic

#aaaab3

#b3aab3

#b3b3aa

#aab3aa

Square

#aaaab3

#b3aaae

#b3b3aa

#aab3ae

Shades

Color #aaaab3 mixed toward black.

#8b8b97

#6e6e7b

#52525c

#37373d

#1b1b1f

Tints

Color #aaaab3 mixed toward white.

#b8b8c0

#c6c6cc

#d4d4d9

#e3e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaaab3 mixed toward gray.

#ababb2

#ababb1

#acacb1

#adadb0

#aeaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab1 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#aaafaf · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaab3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaaab3 (#aaaab3) is rgb(170, 170, 179) in RGB.

No, #aaaab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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