Colour
#AEACA4
- #AEACA4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEACA4 is a grey with RGB values 174, 172, 164 and HSL 48°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEACA4#AEACA4
HEX#AEACA4
RGBrgb(174, 172, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 0.6431
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(48, 5.8%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 5.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 5.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,460
CSS custom property--colour: #AEACA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#51535B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4A6AE
Analogous#AEA7A4, #ABAEA4
Triadic#A4AEAC, #ACA4AE
Split complementary#A4ABAE, #A7A4AE
Tetradic#A4AEA7, #A4A6AE, #AEA4AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G172
B164
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)5.81%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B A4
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