#abaebb

Color #abaebb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#abaebb

RGB

rgb(171, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(228.7, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.7, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.23, 1.5, -6.99)

LCH

lch(71.23, 7.15, 282.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0189, 275.47)

HWB

hwb(228.7, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb8ab

Analogous

#abb6bb

#abaebb

#b0abbb

Triadic

#abaebb

#bbabae

#aebbab

Split-complementary

#abaebb

#bbb0ab

#b6bbab

Tetradic

#abaebb

#b8abbb

#bbb8ab

#aebbab

Square

#abaebb

#bbabb6

#bbb8ab

#abbbb0

Shades

Color #abaebb mixed toward black.

#8a8ea0

#6b7084

#505463

#353842

#1b1c21

Tints

Color #abaebb mixed toward white.

#b9bcc6

#c7c9d2

#d5d7dd

#e3e4e8

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #abaebb mixed toward gray.

#acafba

#aeb0b8

#afb1b7

#b0b1b6

#b2b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb8 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#acacb7 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#abb6b5 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abaebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abaebb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#abaebb (#abaebb) is rgb(171, 174, 187) in RGB.

No, #abaebb 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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