#aeaeac

Color #aeaeac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaeac

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 172)

HSL

hsl(60, 1.2%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(71.04, -0.37, 1.02)

LCH

lch(71.04, 1.09, 109.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0028, 106.5)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acacae

Analogous

#aeadac

#aeaeac

#adaeac

Triadic

#aeaeac

#acaeae

#aeacae

Split-complementary

#aeaeac

#acadae

#adacae

Tetradic

#aeaeac

#acaeac

#acacae

#aeacae

Square

#aeaeac

#acaead

#acacae

#aeacad

Shades

Color #aeaeac mixed toward black.

#91918f

#757572

#575755

#3a3a39

#1d1d1c

Tints

Color #aeaeac mixed toward white.

#bbbbba

#c9c9c8

#d6d6d5

#e4e4e3

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #aeaeac mixed toward gray.

#aeaeac

#adadac

#adadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeac · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#aeaead · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#aeadad · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaeac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaeac]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#aeaeac (#aeaeac) is rgb(174, 174, 172) in RGB.

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

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