Colour
#AEAFA9
- #AEAFA9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAFA9 is a grey with RGB values 174, 175, 169 and HSL 70°, 4%, 67%. 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
#AEAFA9#AEAFA9
HEX#AEAFA9
RGBrgb(174, 175, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6863, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(70, 3.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 3.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,233
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAFA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42523WCAG 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 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515056
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA9AF
Analogous#AFADA9, #ABAFA9
Triadic#A9AEAF, #AFA9AE
Split complementary#A9ABAF, #ADA9AF
Tetradic#A9AFAD, #AAA9AF, #AFA9AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G175
B169
Red174 (68.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue70°
Saturation (HSL)3.61%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G AF · B A9
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