#aab0b5

Color #aab0b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aab0b5

RGB

rgb(170, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 6.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 6.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.51, -1.13, -3.28)

LCH

lch(71.51, 3.47, 250.99)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0099, 242.92)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 66.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5afaa

Analogous

#aab5b4

#aab0b5

#aaaab5

Triadic

#aab0b5

#b5aab0

#b0b5aa

Split-complementary

#aab0b5

#b5aaaa

#b5b4aa

Tetradic

#aab0b5

#afaab5

#b5afaa

#b0b5aa

Square

#aab0b5

#b4aab5

#b5afaa

#aab5aa

Shades

Color #aab0b5 mixed toward black.

#8b939a

#6d767d

#52585e

#363b3f

#1b1d1f

Tints

Color #aab0b5 mixed toward white.

#b8bdc1

#c6cace

#d4d7da

#e3e5e6

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #aab0b5 mixed toward gray.

#abb0b4

#acb0b3

#adb0b2

#aeb0b1

#afb0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#acacb4 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#aab3b3 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aab0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab0b5]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#aab0b5 (#aab0b5) is rgb(170, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #aab0b5 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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