#aab9bf

Color #aab9bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aab9bf

RGB

rgb(170, 185, 191)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 14.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 11%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.19, -3.95, -4.8)

LCH

lch(74.19, 6.22, 230.55)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0187, 223.7)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 66.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb0aa

Analogous

#aabfbb

#aab9bf

#aaafbf

Triadic

#aab9bf

#bfaab9

#b9bfaa

Split-complementary

#aab9bf

#bfaaaf

#bfbbaa

Tetradic

#aab9bf

#b0aabf

#bfb0aa

#b9bfaa

Square

#aab9bf

#bbaabf

#bfb0aa

#afbfaa

Shades

Color #aab9bf mixed toward black.

#889da5

#678089

#4e6067

#344045

#1a2022

Tints

Color #aab9bf mixed toward white.

#b8c5ca

#c6d0d4

#d5dcdf

#e3e8ea

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #aab9bf mixed toward gray.

#acb8bd

#aeb8bc

#afb7ba

#b1b6b8

#b3b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1be · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b0afbd · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#abbcbc · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab9bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aab9bf (#aab9bf) is rgb(170, 185, 191) in RGB.

No, #aab9bf 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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