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Recognised as Colour

#AAA8B2

  • #AAA8B2
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA8B2 is a grey with RGB values 170, 168, 178 and HSL 252°, 6%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAA8B2#AAA8B2
HEX#AAA8B2
RGBrgb(170, 168, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.698
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(252, 6.1%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 5.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK4.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,306
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA8B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#55574D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A9B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A9B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light grey · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B2A8
Analogous#A8ABB2, #AFA8B2
Triadic#B2AAA8, #A8B2AA
Split complementary#B2AFA8, #ABB2A8
Tetradic#B2A8AB, #B0B2A8, #A8B2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FA
Lighter +20%#DFDEE2
Lighter +10%#C4C3CA
Darker −10%#908D9A
Darker −20%#767381
Darker −30%#5D5B66
Darker −40%#44434B
More saturated +25%#9E94C7
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R170
G168
B178
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)6.1%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B B2

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