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Recognised as Colour

#AEAEB5

  • #AEAEB5
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AEAEB5 is a grey with RGB values 174, 174, 181 and HSL 240°, 5%, 70%. 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

#AEAEB5#AEAEB5
HEX#AEAEB5
RGBrgb(174, 174, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.7098
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(240, 4.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.9%, 71%)
CMYK3.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,989
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#51514A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAFB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACAEB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ADAFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 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 text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3Silver · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 15.8Gainsboro · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5B5AE
Analogous#AEB2B5, #B2AEB5
Triadic#B5AEAE, #AEB5AE
Split complementary#B5B2AE, #B2B5AE
Tetradic#B5AEB2, #B5B5AE, #AEB5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E3E3E6
Lighter +10%#C9C9CD
Darker −10%#93939D
Darker −20%#797984
Darker −30%#60606A
Darker −40%#48484F
More saturated +25%#9B9BC8
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B181
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)4.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B B5

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