#aeb6c4

Color #aeb6c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6c4

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 196)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 15.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 11.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 7.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.83, 0.02, -8.04)

LCH

lch(73.83, 8.04, 270.14)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0218, 261.83)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 68.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bcae

Analogous

#aec1c4

#aeb6c4

#b1aec4

Triadic

#aeb6c4

#c4aeb6

#b6c4ae

Split-complementary

#aeb6c4

#c4b1ae

#c1c4ae

Tetradic

#aeb6c4

#bcaec4

#c4bcae

#b6c4ae

Square

#aeb6c4

#c4aec1

#c4bcae

#aec4b1

Shades

Color #aeb6c4 mixed toward black.

#8a96aa

#68768f

#4e586b

#343b47

#1a1d24

Tints

Color #aeb6c4 mixed toward white.

#bbc2ce

#c9ced8

#d6dae1

#e4e7eb

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #aeb6c4 mixed toward gray.

#b0b6c2

#b2b7c0

#b3b7be

#b5b8bd

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c1 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c0 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#aebebe · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6c4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb6c4 (#aeb6c4) is rgb(174, 182, 196) in RGB.

No, #aeb6c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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