Colour
#AEADAA
- #AEADAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEADAA is a grey with RGB values 174, 173, 170 and HSL 45°, 2%, 67%. 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
#AEADAA#AEADAA
HEX#AEADAA
RGBrgb(174, 173, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6784, 0.6667
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(45, 2.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 2.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 2.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,722
CSS custom property--colour: #AEADAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#515255
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAABAE
Analogous#AEABAA, #ADAEAA
Triadic#AAAEAD, #ADAAAE
Split complementary#AAADAE, #ABAAAE
Tetradic#AAAEAB, #AAABAE, #AEAAAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G173
B170
Red174 (68.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)2.41%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AD · B AA
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