#aeb6c9

Color #aeb6c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6c9

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 201)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 20%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 13.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 1.06, -10.54)

LCH

lch(73.98, 10.59, 275.74)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0285, 267.39)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 68.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c1ae

Analogous

#aec3c9

#aeb6c9

#b3aec9

Triadic

#aeb6c9

#c9aeb6

#b6c9ae

Split-complementary

#aeb6c9

#c9b3ae

#c3c9ae

Tetradic

#aeb6c9

#c1aec9

#c9c1ae

#b6c9ae

Square

#aeb6c9

#c9aec3

#c9c1ae

#aec9b3

Shades

Color #aeb6c9 mixed toward black.

#8894b0

#647396

#4b5670

#32394b

#191d25

Tints

Color #aeb6c9 mixed toward white.

#bbc2d2

#c9cedb

#d6dae4

#e4e7ed

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aeb6c9 mixed toward gray.

#b0b7c7

#b2b8c4

#b5b9c2

#b7bac0

#b9bbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c5 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c4 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#aec1c0 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6c9]

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

#aeb6c9 (#aeb6c9) is rgb(174, 182, 201) in RGB.

No, #aeb6c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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