Colour
#AAB2B1
- #AAB2B1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAB2B1 is a grey with RGB values 170, 178, 177 and HSL 173°, 5%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAB2B1#AAB2B1
HEX#AAB2B1
RGBrgb(170, 178, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.698, 0.6941
RGB percentages66.7%, 69.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(172.5, 4.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 4.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,865
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB2B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#554D4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2AAAB
Analogous#AAB2AD, #AAAFB2
Triadic#B1AAB2, #B2B1AA
Split complementary#B2AAAF, #B2ADAA
Tetradic#ADAAB2, #B2AAAB, #AFB2AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G178
B177
Red170 (66.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.94%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G B2 · B B1
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