Colour
#AEA8A8
- #AEA8A8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA8A8 is a grey with RGB values 174, 168, 168 and HSL 0°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEA8A8#AEA8A8
HEX#AEA8A8
RGBrgb(174, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(0, 3.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 3.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,440
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#515757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AEAE
Analogous#AEA8AB, #AEABA8
Triadic#A8AEA8, #A8A8AE
Split complementary#A8AEAB, #A8ABAE
Tetradic#ABAEA8, #A8AEAE, #ABA8AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G168
B168
Red174 (68.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A8 · B A8
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