#aab3bf

Color #aab3bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aab3bf

RGB

rgb(170, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 14.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 11%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.59, -0.73, -7.17)

LCH

lch(72.59, 7.21, 264.19)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0199, 255.48)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 66.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb6aa

Analogous

#aabebf

#aab3bf

#acaabf

Triadic

#aab3bf

#bfaab3

#b3bfaa

Split-complementary

#aab3bf

#bfacaa

#bebfaa

Tetradic

#aab3bf

#b6aabf

#bfb6aa

#b3bfaa

Square

#aab3bf

#bfaabe

#bfb6aa

#aabfac

Shades

Color #aab3bf mixed toward black.

#8894a5

#677689

#4e5867

#343b45

#1a1d22

Tints

Color #aab3bf mixed toward white.

#b8c0ca

#c6ccd4

#d5d9df

#e3e6ea

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #aab3bf mixed toward gray.

#acb3bd

#aeb4bc

#afb4ba

#b1b4b8

#b3b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#adadbc · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#aabab9 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab3bf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab3bf (#aab3bf) is rgb(170, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #aab3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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