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Recognised as Colour

#AAB4AA

  • #AAB4AA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAB4AA is a grey with RGB values 170, 180, 170 and HSL 120°, 6%, 69%. 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

#AAB4AA#AAB4AA
HEX#AAB4AA
RGBrgb(170, 180, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7059, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 70.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(120, 6.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 5.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 5.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,187,370
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB4AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#554B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B2A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B1AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.3Silver · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 19.8Light blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AAB4
Analogous#AFB4AA, #AAB4AF
Triadic#AAAAB4, #B4AAAA
Split complementary#AFAAB4, #B4AAAF
Tetradic#AAAFB4, #B4AAB4, #B4AFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFB
Lighter +20%#E0E4E0
Lighter +10%#C5CCC5
Darker −10%#8F9C8F
Darker −20%#748474
Darker −30%#5C695C
Darker −40%#444E44
More saturated +25%#96C896
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R170
G180
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G B4 · B AA

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