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Colour

#AAA9B0

  • #AAA9B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA9B0 is a grey with RGB values 170, 169, 176 and HSL 249°, 4%, 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

#AAA9B0#AAA9B0
HEX#AAA9B0
RGBrgb(170, 169, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6627, 0.6902
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(248.6, 4.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 4%, 69%)
CMYK3.4%, 4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,560
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA9B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#55564F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AAB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AAB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A9AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.9Silver · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.87, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB0A9
Analogous#A9ACB0, #AEA9B0
Triadic#B0AAA9, #A9B0AA
Split complementary#B0AEA9, #ACB0A9
Tetradic#B0A9AC, #AFB0A9, #A9B0AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9F9
Lighter +20%#DFDEE1
Lighter +10%#C4C4C8
Darker −10%#908E98
Darker −20%#76747F
Darker −30%#5D5C64
Darker −40%#444449
More saturated +25%#9B94C5
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R170
G169
B176
Red170 (66.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)4.24%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A9 · B B0

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