#aeb2b7

Color #aeb2b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb2b7

RGB

rgb(174, 178, 183)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 5.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 4.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(72.4, -0.44, -3.03)

LCH

lch(72.4, 3.06, 261.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0084, 254.15)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 68.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b3ae

Analogous

#aeb7b7

#aeb2b7

#aeaeb7

Triadic

#aeb2b7

#b7aeb2

#b2b7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb2b7

#b7aeae

#b7b7ae

Tetradic

#aeb2b7

#b3aeb7

#b7b3ae

#b2b7ae

Square

#aeb2b7

#b7aeb7

#b7b3ae

#aeb7ae

Shades

Color #aeb2b7 mixed toward black.

#8e949b

#70767e

#54595f

#383b3f

#1c1e20

Tints

Color #aeb2b7 mixed toward white.

#bbbfc3

#c9cccf

#d6d9db

#e4e5e7

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #aeb2b7 mixed toward gray.

#afb2b6

#b0b2b5

#b1b2b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b0afb6 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aeb5b5 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb2b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb2b7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb2b7 (#aeb2b7) is rgb(174, 178, 183) in RGB.

No, #aeb2b7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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