Colour
#AAA8BE
- #AAA8BE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AAA8BE is a blue with RGB values 170, 168, 190 and HSL 245°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AAA8BE#AAA8BE
HEX#AAA8BE
RGBrgb(170, 168, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(245.5, 14.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 11.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,318
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA8BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#555741
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBEA8
Analogous#A8B1BE, #B5A8BE
Triadic#BEAAA8, #A8BEAA
Split complementary#BEB5A8, #B1BEA8
Tetradic#BEA8B1, #BCBEA8, #A8BEB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G168
B190
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)14.47%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B BE
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