#aeb8c7

Color #aeb8c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb8c7

RGB

rgb(174, 184, 199)

HSL

hsl(216, 18.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 12.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 7.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.45, -0.44, -8.76)

LCH

lch(74.45, 8.77, 267.12)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0241, 258.27)

HWB

hwb(216, 68.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bdae

Analogous

#aec4c7

#aeb8c7

#b0aec7

Triadic

#aeb8c7

#c7aeb8

#b8c7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb8c7

#c7b0ae

#c4c7ae

Tetradic

#aeb8c7

#bdaec7

#c7bdae

#b8c7ae

Square

#aeb8c7

#c7aec4

#c7bdae

#aec7b0

Shades

Color #aeb8c7 mixed toward black.

#8998ad

#667893

#4c5a6e

#333c49

#191e25

Tints

Color #aeb8c7 mixed toward white.

#bbc4d0

#c9d0da

#d6dbe3

#e4e7ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aeb8c7 mixed toward gray.

#b0b8c5

#b2b9c3

#b4b9c1

#b6babf

#b8babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3c4 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b1c3 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#afc1c0 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb8c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb8c7 (#aeb8c7) is rgb(174, 184, 199) in RGB.

No, #aeb8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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