#aaaebc

Color #aaaebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaebc

RGB

rgb(170, 174, 188)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.18, 1.37, -7.62)

LCH

lch(71.18, 7.74, 280.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0205, 273.07)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb8aa

Analogous

#aab7bc

#aaaebc

#afaabc

Triadic

#aaaebc

#bcaaae

#aebcaa

Split-complementary

#aaaebc

#bcafaa

#b7bcaa

Tetradic

#aaaebc

#b8aabc

#bcb8aa

#aebcaa

Square

#aaaebc

#bcaab7

#bcb8aa

#aabcaf

Shades

Color #aaaebc mixed toward black.

#898ea2

#697085

#4f5464

#353843

#1a1c21

Tints

Color #aaaebc mixed toward white.

#b8bcc7

#c6c9d2

#d5d7dd

#e3e4e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aaaebc mixed toward gray.

#acafba

#adb0b9

#afb1b7

#b0b1b6

#b2b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#acabb8 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#aab6b6 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaebc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaaebc (#aaaebc) is rgb(170, 174, 188) in RGB.

No, #aaaebc 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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