#aeaeb2

Color #aeaeb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.93 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaeb2

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 178)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.5%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.2, 0.76, -2.04)

LCH

lch(71.2, 2.18, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0056, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 68.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b2ae

Analogous

#aeb0b2

#aeaeb2

#b0aeb2

Triadic

#aeaeb2

#b2aeae

#aeb2ae

Split-complementary

#aeaeb2

#b2b0ae

#b0b2ae

Tetradic

#aeaeb2

#b2aeb2

#b2b2ae

#aeb2ae

Square

#aeaeb2

#b2aeb0

#b2b2ae

#aeb2b0

Shades

Color #aeaeb2 mixed toward black.

#909095

#727278

#56565a

#39393c

#1d1d1e

Tints

Color #aeaeb2 mixed toward white.

#bbbbbf

#c9c9cc

#d6d6d8

#e4e4e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeaeb2 mixed toward gray.

#aeaeb2

#afafb1

#b0b0b0

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

#aeaeb1 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb1 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#aeb0b0 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaeb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaeb2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aeaeb2 (#aeaeb2) is rgb(174, 174, 178) in RGB.

No, #aeaeb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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