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Recognised as Colour

#AAB2BC

  • #AAB2BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAB2BC is a blue with RGB values 170, 178, 188 and HSL 213°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAB2BC#AAB2BC
HEX#AAB2BC
RGBrgb(170, 178, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.698, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.7%, 69.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(213.3, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK9.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,876
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#554D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB2BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.8Silver · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light grey · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB4AA
Analogous#AABBBC, #ABAABC
Triadic#BCAAB2, #B2BCAA
Split complementary#BCABAA, #BBBCAA
Tetradic#BCAABB, #BCB4AA, #AABCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E6E9
Lighter +10%#C7CCD2
Darker −10%#8D98A6
Darker −20%#717E8F
Darker −30%#5A6573
Darker −40%#444C56
More saturated +25%#97B0CF
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R170
G178
B188
Red170 (66.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B2 · B BC

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