Recognised as Colour
#AAACAA
- #AAACAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAACAA is a grey with RGB values 170, 172, 170 and HSL 120°, 1%, 67%. 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
#AAACAA#AAACAA
HEX#AAACAA
RGBrgb(170, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(120, 1.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,322
CSS custom property--colour: #AAACAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40953WCAG 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 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#555355
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACAAAC
Analogous#ABACAA, #AAACAB
Triadic#AAAAAC, #ACAAAA
Split complementary#ABAAAC, #ACAAAB
Tetradic#AAABAC, #ACAAAC, #ACABAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G172
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)1.19%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G AC · B AA
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