Recognised as Colour
#AEA3A2
- #AEA3A2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA3A2 is a grey with RGB values 174, 163, 162 and HSL 5°, 7%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEA3A2#AEA3A2
HEX#AEA3A2
RGBrgb(174, 163, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 0.6353
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(5, 6.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 6.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 6.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,154
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA3A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#515C5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2ADAE
Analogous#AEA2A7, #AEA9A2
Triadic#A2AEA3, #A3A2AE
Split complementary#A2AEA9, #A2A7AE
Tetradic#A7AEA2, #A2ADAE, #A9A2AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G163
B162
Red174 (68.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)6.9%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B A2
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