#aeb7c7

Color #aeb7c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb7c7

RGB

rgb(174, 183, 199)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 18.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 12.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 8%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.18, 0.1, -9.15)

LCH

lch(74.18, 9.15, 270.63)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0249, 262.16)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 68.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7beae

Analogous

#aec3c7

#aeb7c7

#b1aec7

Triadic

#aeb7c7

#c7aeb7

#b7c7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb7c7

#c7b1ae

#c3c7ae

Tetradic

#aeb7c7

#beaec7

#c7beae

#b7c7ae

Square

#aeb7c7

#c7aec3

#c7beae

#aec7b1

Shades

Color #aeb7c7 mixed toward black.

#8996ad

#667693

#4c586e

#333b49

#191d25

Tints

Color #aeb7c7 mixed toward white.

#bbc3d0

#c9cfda

#d6dbe3

#e4e7ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aeb7c7 mixed toward gray.

#b0b7c5

#b2b8c3

#b4b9c1

#b6b9bf

#b8babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c3 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1c2 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#aec0c0 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb7c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb7c7]

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

#aeb7c7 (#aeb7c7) is rgb(174, 183, 199) in RGB.

No, #aeb7c7 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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