Recognised as Colour
#AEA6AF
- #AEA6AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA6AF is a grey with RGB values 174, 166, 175 and HSL 293°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEA6AF#AEA6AF
HEX#AEA6AF
RGBrgb(174, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(293.3, 5.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 5.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,935
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#515950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7AFA6
Analogous#AAA6AF, #AFA6AC
Triadic#AFAEA6, #A6AFAE
Split complementary#ACAFA6, #A6AFAA
Tetradic#AFAAA6, #A7AFA6, #A6ACAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G166
B175
Red174 (68.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A6 · B AF
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