Colour
#AEAEAE
- #AEAEAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAEAE is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 174 and HSL 0°, 0%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEAEAE#AEAEAE
HEX#AEAEAE
RGBrgb(174, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,982
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515151
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 text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEAEAE
Analogous#AEAEAE, #AEAEAE
Triadic#AEAEAE, #AEAEAE
Split complementary#AEAEAE, #AEAEAE
Tetradic#AEAEAE, #AEAEAE, #AEAEAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B AE
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