Recognised as Colour
#AEA9A7
- #AEA9A7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA9A7 is a grey with RGB values 174, 169, 167 and HSL 17°, 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
#AEA9A7#AEA9A7
HEX#AEA9A7
RGBrgb(174, 169, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6627, 0.6549
RGB percentages68.2%, 66.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(17.1, 4.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,695
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA9A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515658
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7ACAE
Analogous#AEA7A9, #AEADA7
Triadic#A7AEA9, #A9A7AE
Split complementary#A7AEAD, #A7A9AE
Tetradic#A9AEA7, #A7ACAE, #ADA7AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G169
B167
Red174 (68.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)4.14%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A9 · B A7
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