#aec0be

Color #aec0be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aec0be

RGB

rgb(174, 192, 190)

HSL

hsl(173.3, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.3, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(76.32, -6.53, -1.1)

LCH

lch(76.32, 6.62, 189.56)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0199, 188.66)

HWB

hwb(173.3, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0aeb0

Analogous

#aec0b5

#aec0be

#aeb9c0

Triadic

#aec0be

#beaec0

#c0beae

Split-complementary

#aec0be

#c0aeb9

#c0b5ae

Tetradic

#aec0be

#aeb0c0

#c0aeb0

#c0beae

Square

#aec0be

#b5aec0

#c0aeb0

#b9c0ae

Shades

Color #aec0be mixed toward black.

#8ca5a3

#6b8986

#506764

#354543

#1b2221

Tints

Color #aec0be mixed toward white.

#bccbc9

#c9d5d4

#d7e0df

#e4eae9

#f2f5f4

Tones

Color #aec0be mixed toward gray.

#b0bfbd

#b1bdbc

#b3bcbb

#b4bab9

#b6b9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6be · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b4bf · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#afbfbf · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec0be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec0be]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#aec0be (#aec0be) is rgb(174, 192, 190) in RGB.

No, #aec0be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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