#aeafb6

Color #aeafb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aeafb6

RGB

rgb(174, 175, 182)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 5.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 4.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 3.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.58, 0.99, -3.69)

LCH

lch(71.58, 3.82, 285.02)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0099, 279.84)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 68.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b5ae

Analogous

#aeb3b6

#aeafb6

#b1aeb6

Triadic

#aeafb6

#b6aeaf

#afb6ae

Split-complementary

#aeafb6

#b6b1ae

#b3b6ae

Tetradic

#aeafb6

#b5aeb6

#b6b5ae

#afb6ae

Square

#aeafb6

#b6aeb3

#b6b5ae

#aeb6b1

Shades

Color #aeafb6 mixed toward black.

#8f909a

#70727d

#54565e

#38393e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #aeafb6 mixed toward white.

#bbbcc2

#c9cace

#d6d7da

#e4e4e7

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #aeafb6 mixed toward gray.

#afafb5

#afb0b5

#b0b0b4

#b1b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb4 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb4 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#aeb3b3 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeafb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeafb6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeafb6 (#aeafb6) is rgb(174, 175, 182) in RGB.

No, #aeafb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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