Colour
#AEAFAF
- #AEAFAF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAFAF is a grey with RGB values 174, 175, 175 and HSL 180°, 1%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEAFAF#AEAFAF
HEX#AEAFAF
RGBrgb(174, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(180, 0.6%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,239
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAFAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#515050
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFAEAE
Analogous#AEAFAF, #AEAFAF
Triadic#AFAEAF, #AFAFAE
Split complementary#AFAEAF, #AFAFAE
Tetradic#AFAEAF, #AFAEAE, #AFAFAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G175
B175
Red174 (68.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)0.62%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G AF · B AF
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