#aebecf

Color #aebecf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aebecf

RGB

rgb(174, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 25.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 15.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.27, -1.97, -10.39)

LCH

lch(76.27, 10.58, 259.26)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0299, 249.87)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 68.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfbfae

Analogous

#aecfcf

#aebecf

#aeaecf

Triadic

#aebecf

#cfaebe

#becfae

Split-complementary

#aebecf

#cfaeae

#cfcfae

Tetradic

#aebecf

#bfaecf

#cfbfae

#becfae

Square

#aebecf

#cfaecf

#cfbfae

#aecfae

Shades

Color #aebecf mixed toward black.

#869eb7

#5e7e9f

#475f78

#2f3f50

#182028

Tints

Color #aebecf mixed toward white.

#bbc9d7

#c9d4df

#d6dee7

#e4e9ef

#f1f4f7

Tones

Color #aebecf mixed toward gray.

#b1becc

#b3bec9

#b6bec7

#b9bec4

#bcbec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5cb · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b3ca · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#afc8c7 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aebecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebecf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aebecf (#aebecf) is rgb(174, 190, 207) in RGB.

No, #aebecf 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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