#aaabb1

Color #aaabb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaabb1

RGB

rgb(170, 171, 177)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 4.3%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.07, 0.8, -3.2)

LCH

lch(70.07, 3.3, 284.04)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0086, 278.7)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 66.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b0aa

Analogous

#aaaeb1

#aaabb1

#acaab1

Triadic

#aaabb1

#b1aaab

#abb1aa

Split-complementary

#aaabb1

#b1acaa

#aeb1aa

Tetradic

#aaabb1

#b0aab1

#b1b0aa

#abb1aa

Square

#aaabb1

#b1aaae

#b1b0aa

#aab1ac

Shades

Color #aaabb1 mixed toward black.

#8c8d95

#6f7079

#53545a

#37383c

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #aaabb1 mixed toward white.

#b8b9be

#c6c7cb

#d4d5d8

#e3e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aaabb1 mixed toward gray.

#aaabb0

#abacb0

#acacaf

#acadaf

#adadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab0 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaaaf · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#aaaeae · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaabb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaabb1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaabb1 (#aaabb1) is rgb(170, 171, 177) in RGB.

No, #aaabb1 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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