#aeabb6

Color #aeabb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aeabb6

RGB

rgb(174, 171, 182)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.53, 3.17, -5.25)

LCH

lch(70.53, 6.13, 301.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0159, 298.5)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 67.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b6ab

Analogous

#abadb6

#aeabb6

#b3abb6

Triadic

#aeabb6

#b6aeab

#abb6ae

Split-complementary

#aeabb6

#b6b3ab

#adb6ab

Tetradic

#aeabb6

#b6abb3

#b3b6ab

#abb6ae

Square

#aeabb6

#b6abad

#b3b6ab

#abb6b3

Shades

Color #aeabb6 mixed toward black.

#908b9b

#726d7e

#55525e

#39373f

#1c1b1f

Tints

Color #aeabb6 mixed toward white.

#bbb9c2

#c9c7ce

#d6d5da

#e4e3e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #aeabb6 mixed toward gray.

#aeacb5

#afadb4

#afaeb3

#b0afb2

#b0b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb3 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#adadb3 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aeb1b1 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeabb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeabb6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aeabb6 (#aeabb6) is rgb(174, 171, 182) in RGB.

No, #aeabb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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