#aaaab4

Color #aaaab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaab4

RGB

rgb(170, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.89, 1.94, -5.12)

LCH

lch(69.89, 5.48, 290.75)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0142, 285.89)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b4aa

Analogous

#aaafb4

#aaaab4

#afaab4

Triadic

#aaaab4

#b4aaaa

#aab4aa

Split-complementary

#aaaab4

#b4afaa

#afb4aa

Tetradic

#aaaab4

#b4aab4

#b4b4aa

#aab4aa

Square

#aaaab4

#b4aaaf

#b4b4aa

#aab4af

Shades

Color #aaaab4 mixed toward black.

#8b8b99

#6d6d7c

#52525d

#37373e

#1b1b1f

Tints

Color #aaaab4 mixed toward white.

#b8b8c0

#c6c6cd

#d4d4d9

#e3e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaaab4 mixed toward gray.

#ababb3

#acacb2

#acacb1

#adadb1

#aeaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#aaaab1 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#aab0af · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaab4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaaab4 (#aaaab4) is rgb(170, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #aaaab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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