#aeb5b6

Color #aeb5b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb5b6

RGB

rgb(174, 181, 182)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 5.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 4.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.17, -2.25, -1.36)

LCH

lch(73.17, 2.63, 211.15)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.008, 206.89)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 68.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6afae

Analogous

#aeb6b3

#aeb5b6

#aeb1b6

Triadic

#aeb5b6

#b6aeb5

#b5b6ae

Split-complementary

#aeb5b6

#b6aeb1

#b6b3ae

Tetradic

#aeb5b6

#afaeb6

#b6afae

#b5b6ae

Square

#aeb5b6

#b3aeb6

#b6afae

#b1b6ae

Shades

Color #aeb5b6 mixed toward black.

#8f989a

#707b7d

#545c5e

#383e3e

#1c1f1f

Tints

Color #aeb5b6 mixed toward white.

#bbc1c2

#c9cece

#d6dada

#e4e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #aeb5b6 mixed toward gray.

#afb4b5

#b0b3b4

#b1b3b3

#b1b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b6 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b6 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#aeb6b6 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb5b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb5b6 (#aeb5b6) is rgb(174, 181, 182) in RGB.

No, #aeb5b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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