Recognised as Colour
#AEAEA8
- #AEAEA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAEA8 is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 168 and HSL 60°, 4%, 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
#AEAEA8#AEAEA8
HEX#AEAEA8
RGBrgb(174, 174, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.6588
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(60, 3.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 3.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,976
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515157
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A8AE
Analogous#AEABA8, #ABAEA8
Triadic#A8AEAE, #AEA8AE
Split complementary#A8ABAE, #ABA8AE
Tetradic#A8AEAB, #A8A8AE, #AEA8AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B168
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B A8
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