Colour
#AAAAAD
- #AAAAAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAAAAD is a grey with RGB values 170, 170, 173 and HSL 240°, 2%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAAAAD#AAAAAD
HEX#AAAAAD
RGBrgb(170, 170, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.6784
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(240, 1.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,813
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAAAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#555552
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 text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADADAA
Analogous#AAACAD, #ACAAAD
Triadic#ADAAAA, #AAADAA
Split complementary#ADACAA, #ACADAA
Tetradic#ADAAAC, #ADADAA, #AAADAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B173
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B AD
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