#aaaec0

Color #aaaec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaec0

RGB

rgb(170, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 14.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 11.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 2.2, -9.64)

LCH

lch(71.3, 9.89, 282.86)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0261, 275.71)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 66.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0bcaa

Analogous

#aab9c0

#aaaec0

#b1aac0

Triadic

#aaaec0

#c0aaae

#aec0aa

Split-complementary

#aaaec0

#c0b1aa

#b9c0aa

Tetradic

#aaaec0

#bcaac0

#c0bcaa

#aec0aa

Square

#aaaec0

#c0aab9

#c0bcaa

#aac0b1

Shades

Color #aaaec0 mixed toward black.

#878da6

#676d8b

#4d5268

#333745

#1a1b23

Tints

Color #aaaec0 mixed toward white.

#b8bccb

#c6c9d5

#d5d7e0

#e3e4ea

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #aaaec0 mixed toward gray.

#acafbe

#aeb0bc

#b0b2bb

#b1b3b9

#b3b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbc · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#acabbb · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#aab8b8 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaec0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aaaec0 (#aaaec0) is rgb(170, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #aaaec0 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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