Recognised as Colour
#ADAEAE
- #ADAEAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADAEAE is a grey with RGB values 173, 174, 174 and HSL 180°, 1%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADAEAE#ADAEAE
HEX#ADAEAE
RGBrgb(173, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(180, 0.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,446
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#525151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEADAD
Analogous#ADAEAE, #ADAEAE
Triadic#AEADAE, #AEAEAD
Split complementary#AEADAE, #AEAEAD
Tetradic#AEADAE, #AEADAD, #AEAEAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G174
B174
Red173 (67.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)0.61%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR AD · G AE · B AE
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