Recognised as Colour
#AAB9AA
- #AAB9AA
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AAB9AA is a green with RGB values 170, 185, 170 and HSL 120°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AAB9AA#AAB9AA
HEX#AAB9AA
RGBrgb(170, 185, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7255, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 72.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(120, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,188,650
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB9AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#554655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9AAB9
Analogous#B2B9AA, #AAB9B2
Triadic#AAAAB9, #B9AAAA
Split complementary#B2AAB9, #B9AAB2
Tetradic#AAB2B9, #B9AAB9, #B9B2AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G185
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G B9 · B AA
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