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Recognised as Colour

#AEA4B0

  • #AEA4B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AEA4B0 is a grey with RGB values 174, 164, 176 and HSL 290°, 7%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AEA4B0#AEA4B0
HEX#AEA4B0
RGBrgb(174, 164, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6431, 0.6902
RGB percentages68.2%, 64.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(290, 7.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 6.8%, 69%)
CMYK1.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,424
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA4B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#515B4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A6B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A7B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.7Silver · ΔE 11.9Thistle · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6B0A4
Analogous#A8A4B0, #B0A4AC
Triadic#B0AEA4, #A4B0AE
Split complementary#ACB0A4, #A4B0A8
Tetradic#B0A8A4, #A6B0A4, #A4ACB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6F7
Lighter +20%#DFDBDF
Lighter +10%#C6BFC8
Darker −10%#968998
Darker −20%#7D6F7F
Darker −30%#625764
Darker −40%#473F49
More saturated +25%#BC8FC5
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R174
G164
B176
Red174 (68.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)7.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A4 · B B0

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