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Colour

#AAACB2

  • #AAACB2
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAACB2 is a grey with RGB values 170, 172, 178 and HSL 225°, 5%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAACB2#AAACB2
HEX#AAACB2
RGBrgb(170, 172, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6745, 0.698
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225, 4.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 4.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK4.5%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,330
CSS custom property--colour: #AAACB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#55534D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAACB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#A8ADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.5Silver · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Light grey · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.53, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B0AA
Analogous#AAB0B2, #ACAAB2
Triadic#B2AAAC, #ACB2AA
Split complementary#B2ACAA, #B0B2AA
Tetradic#B2AAB0, #B2B0AA, #AAB2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFB
Lighter +20%#E0E0E2
Lighter +10%#C5C6CA
Darker −10%#8F929A
Darker −20%#757881
Darker −30%#5D5F66
Darker −40%#44464C
More saturated +25%#96A2C6
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R170
G172
B178
Red170 (66.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.94%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AC · B B2

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