#aeb0b5

Color #aeb0b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb0b5

RGB

rgb(174, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 4.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 3.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.82, 0.25, -2.8)

LCH

lch(71.82, 2.81, 275.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0075, 268.47)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 68.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b3ae

Analogous

#aeb3b5

#aeb0b5

#afaeb5

Triadic

#aeb0b5

#b5aeb0

#b0b5ae

Split-complementary

#aeb0b5

#b5afae

#b3b5ae

Tetradic

#aeb0b5

#b3aeb5

#b5b3ae

#b0b5ae

Square

#aeb0b5

#b5aeb3

#b5b3ae

#aeb5af

Shades

Color #aeb0b5 mixed toward black.

#8f9299

#71747c

#55575d

#383a3e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #aeb0b5 mixed toward white.

#bbbdc1

#c9cace

#d6d7da

#e4e5e6

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #aeb0b5 mixed toward gray.

#afb0b4

#b0b1b3

#b1b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#aeb3b3 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb0b5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb0b5 (#aeb0b5) is rgb(174, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #aeb0b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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