#aeacb0

Color #aeacb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.7 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeacb0

RGB

rgb(174, 172, 176)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 2.3%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.62, 1.46, -1.8)

LCH

lch(70.62, 2.32, 309.05)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0061, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb0ac

Analogous

#acacb0

#aeacb0

#b0acb0

Triadic

#aeacb0

#b0aeac

#acb0ae

Split-complementary

#aeacb0

#b0b0ac

#acb0ac

Tetradic

#aeacb0

#b0acae

#aeb0ac

#acb0ae

Square

#aeacb0

#b0acac

#aeb0ac

#acb0b0

Shades

Color #aeacb0 mixed toward black.

#918e94

#747177

#575559

#3a393b

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #aeacb0 mixed toward white.

#bbbabd

#c9c8ca

#d6d5d7

#e4e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeacb0 mixed toward gray.

#aeacb0

#aeadaf

#aeaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadaf · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#adadaf · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#aeaeae · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeacb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeacb0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#aeacb0 (#aeacb0) is rgb(174, 172, 176) in RGB.

No, #aeacb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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