Colour
#AEAEA9
- #AEAEA9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAEA9 is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 169 and HSL 60°, 3%, 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
#AEAEA9#AEAEA9
HEX#AEAEA9
RGBrgb(174, 174, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(60, 3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,977
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515156
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 text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A9AE
Analogous#AEACA9, #ACAEA9
Triadic#A9AEAE, #AEA9AE
Split complementary#A9ACAE, #ACA9AE
Tetradic#A9AEAC, #A9A9AE, #AEA9AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B169
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B A9
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