#aaadbf

Color #aaadbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaadbf

RGB

rgb(170, 173, 191)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 14.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 11%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71, 2.53, -9.53)

LCH

lch(71, 9.86, 284.87)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.026, 278.19)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 66.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbcaa

Analogous

#aab8bf

#aaadbf

#b2aabf

Triadic

#aaadbf

#bfaaad

#adbfaa

Split-complementary

#aaadbf

#bfb2aa

#b8bfaa

Tetradic

#aaadbf

#bcaabf

#bfbcaa

#adbfaa

Square

#aaadbf

#bfaab8

#bfbcaa

#aabfb2

Shades

Color #aaadbf mixed toward black.

#888ca5

#676c89

#4e5167

#343645

#1a1b22

Tints

Color #aaadbf mixed toward white.

#b8bbca

#c6c8d4

#d5d6df

#e3e4ea

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #aaadbf mixed toward gray.

#acaebd

#aeb0bc

#afb1ba

#b1b2b8

#b3b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbb · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#ababba · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#aab7b7 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaadbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaadbf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaadbf (#aaadbf) is rgb(170, 173, 191) in RGB.

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

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