#aeb8c9

Color #aeb8c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb8c9

RGB

rgb(174, 184, 201)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 20%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 13.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.51, -0.02, -9.76)

LCH

lch(74.51, 9.76, 269.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0266, 261.14)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 68.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bfae

Analogous

#aec5c9

#aeb8c9

#b1aec9

Triadic

#aeb8c9

#c9aeb8

#b8c9ae

Split-complementary

#aeb8c9

#c9b1ae

#c5c9ae

Tetradic

#aeb8c9

#bfaec9

#c9bfae

#b8c9ae

Square

#aeb8c9

#c9aec5

#c9bfae

#aec9b1

Shades

Color #aeb8c9 mixed toward black.

#8897b0

#647696

#4b5970

#323b4b

#191e25

Tints

Color #aeb8c9 mixed toward white.

#bbc4d2

#c9d0db

#d6dbe4

#e4e7ed

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aeb8c9 mixed toward gray.

#b0b8c7

#b2b9c4

#b5bac2

#b7bac0

#b9bbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3c5 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b1c4 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#afc2c1 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb8c9]

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

#aeb8c9 (#aeb8c9) is rgb(174, 184, 201) in RGB.

No, #aeb8c9 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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