#aeb7bc

Color #aeb7bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb7bc

RGB

rgb(174, 183, 188)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.87, -2.14, -3.61)

LCH

lch(73.87, 4.2, 239.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0124, 231.56)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb3ae

Analogous

#aebcba

#aeb7bc

#aeb0bc

Triadic

#aeb7bc

#bcaeb7

#b7bcae

Split-complementary

#aeb7bc

#bcaeb0

#bcbaae

Tetradic

#aeb7bc

#b3aebc

#bcb3ae

#b7bcae

Square

#aeb7bc

#baaebc

#bcb3ae

#b0bcae

Shades

Color #aeb7bc mixed toward black.

#8d9aa1

#6d7c84

#525d63

#373e42

#1b1f21

Tints

Color #aeb7bc mixed toward white.

#bcc3c7

#c9cfd2

#d7dbde

#e4e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #aeb7bc mixed toward gray.

#afb7bb

#b0b6ba

#b2b6b9

#b3b6b7

#b4b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bb · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#aebaba · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb7bc]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb7bc (#aeb7bc) is rgb(174, 183, 188) in RGB.

No, #aeb7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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