Colour
#AEACBE
- #AEACBE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEACBE is a blue with RGB values 174, 172, 190 and HSL 247°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEACBE#AEACBE
HEX#AEACBE
RGBrgb(174, 172, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(246.7, 12.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 9.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,486
CSS custom property--colour: #AEACBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515341
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBEAC
Analogous#ACB3BE, #B7ACBE
Triadic#BEAEAC, #ACBEAE
Split complementary#BEB7AC, #B3BEAC
Tetradic#BEACB3, #BCBEAC, #ACBEB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G172
B190
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B BE
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