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Colour

#AAABB5

  • #AAABB5
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAABB5 is a grey with RGB values 170, 171, 181 and HSL 235°, 7%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAABB5#AAABB5
HEX#AAABB5
RGBrgb(170, 171, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6706, 0.7098
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(234.5, 6.9%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 6.1%, 71%)
CMYK6.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,077
CSS custom property--colour: #AAABB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#55544A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ACB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ABB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8ADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.6Silver · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5B4AA
Analogous#AAB1B5, #AFAAB5
Triadic#B5AAAB, #ABB5AA
Split complementary#B5AFAA, #B1B5AA
Tetradic#B5AAB1, #B5B4AA, #AAB5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E1E1E4
Lighter +10%#C5C6CD
Darker −10%#8F909D
Darker −20%#747585
Darker −30%#5C5D6A
Darker −40%#44454F
More saturated +25%#969BC9
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R170
G171
B181
Red170 (66.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)6.92%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AB · B B5

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