Colour
#AAAEBC
- #AAAEBC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAAEBC is a blue with RGB values 170, 174, 188 and HSL 227°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAAEBC#AAAEBC
HEX#AAAEBC
RGBrgb(170, 174, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6824, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.7%, 68.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(226.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK9.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,852
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAEBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#555143
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCB8AA
Analogous#AAB7BC, #AFAABC
Triadic#BCAAAE, #AEBCAA
Split complementary#BCAFAA, #B7BCAA
Tetradic#BCAAB7, #BCB8AA, #AABCAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G174
B188
Red170 (66.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AE · B BC
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