Colour
#AEAEAA
- #AEAEAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAEAA is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 170 and HSL 60°, 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
#AEAEAA#AEAEAA
HEX#AEAEAA
RGBrgb(174, 174, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.6667
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(60, 2.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,978
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 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#515155
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#AAAAAE
Analogous#AEACAA, #ACAEAA
Triadic#AAAEAE, #AEAAAE
Split complementary#AAACAE, #ACAAAE
Tetradic#AAAEAC, #AAAAAE, #AEAAAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B170
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.41%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B AA
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