#aeb3b3

Color #aeb3b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb3b3

RGB

rgb(174, 179, 179)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.56, -1.75, -0.61)

LCH

lch(72.56, 1.85, 199.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0057, 197.47)

HWB

hwb(180, 68.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aeae

Analogous

#aeb3b0

#aeb3b3

#aeb0b3

Triadic

#aeb3b3

#b3aeb3

#b3b3ae

Split-complementary

#aeb3b3

#b3aeb0

#b3b0ae

Tetradic

#aeb3b3

#aeaeb3

#b3aeae

#b3b3ae

Square

#aeb3b3

#b0aeb3

#b3aeae

#b0b3ae

Shades

Color #aeb3b3 mixed toward black.

#909797

#727979

#555b5b

#393d3d

#1c1e1e

Tints

Color #aeb3b3 mixed toward white.

#bbc0c0

#c9cccc

#d6d9d9

#e4e6e6

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #aeb3b3 mixed toward gray.

#aeb3b3

#afb2b2

#b0b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#aeb3b3 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb3b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb3b3]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#aeb3b3 (#aeb3b3) is rgb(174, 179, 179) in RGB.

No, #aeb3b3 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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