Colour

#AEA9B0

#AEA9B0
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AEA9B0 is a grey with RGB values 174, 169, 176 and HSL 283°, 4%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AEA9B0#AEA9B0

HEX#AEA9B0

RGBrgb(174, 169, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6627, 0.6902

RGB percentages68.2%, 66.3%, 69%

HSLhsl(282.9, 4.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 4%, 69%)

CMYK1.1%, 4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,446,704

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA9B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#51564F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8AAB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9ABB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AEAAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3 Silver · ΔE 9 Light grey · ΔE 15.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABB0A9

Analogous#ABA9B0, #B0A9AF

Triadic#B0AEA9, #A9B0AE

Split complementary#AFB0A9, #A9B0AB

Tetradic#B0ABA9, #ABB0A9, #A9AFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9F9

Lighter +20%#E0DEE1

Lighter +10%#C7C4C8

Darker −10%#958E98

Darker −20%#7C747F

Darker −30%#625C64

Darker −40%#484449

More saturated +25%#B794C5

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R174

G169

B176

Red174 (68.2%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)4.24%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G A9 · B B0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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