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Colour

#AEAEB1

  • #AEAEB1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AEAEB1 is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 177 and HSL 240°, 2%, 69%. 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

#AEAEB1#AEAEB1
HEX#AEAEB1
RGBrgb(174, 174, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.6941
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(240, 1.9%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK1.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,985
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#51514E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADAEB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADAEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.5Silver · ΔE 6.7Light grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Gainsboro · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.54, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1B1AE
Analogous#AEB0B1, #B0AEB1
Triadic#B1AEAE, #AEB1AE
Split complementary#B1B0AE, #B0B1AE
Tetradic#B1AEB0, #B1B1AE, #AEB1B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E2E2E3
Lighter +10%#C8C8CA
Darker −10%#949498
Darker −20%#7A7A7F
Darker −30%#616165
Darker −40%#48484B
More saturated +25%#9A9AC5
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B177
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.89%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B B1

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