#abaaae

Color #abaaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#abaaae

RGB

rgb(171, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.8, 1.11, -1.93)

LCH

lch(69.8, 2.23, 299.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 66.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaeaa

Analogous

#aaabae

#abaaae

#adaaae

Triadic

#abaaae

#aeabaa

#aaaeab

Split-complementary

#abaaae

#aeadaa

#abaeaa

Tetradic

#abaaae

#aeaaad

#adaeaa

#aaaeab

Square

#abaaae

#aeaaab

#adaeaa

#aaaead

Shades

Color #abaaae mixed toward black.

#8e8d92

#717076

#555458

#39383b

#1c1c1d

Tints

Color #abaaae mixed toward white.

#b9b8bc

#c7c6c9

#d5d5d7

#e3e3e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #abaaae mixed toward gray.

#abaaae

#ababad

#acabad

#acacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababad · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#ababad · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#abacac · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abaaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abaaae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#abaaae (#abaaae) is rgb(171, 170, 174) in RGB.

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

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