Colour
#AEB0C1
- #AEB0C1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEB0C1 is a blue with RGB values 174, 176, 193 and HSL 234°, 13%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEB0C1#AEB0C1
HEX#AEB0C1
RGBrgb(174, 176, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6902, 0.7569
RGB percentages68.2%, 69%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(233.7, 13.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 9.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK9.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,513
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB0C1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#514F3E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BFAE
Analogous#AEB9C1, #B5AEC1
Triadic#C1AEB0, #B0C1AE
Split complementary#C1B5AE, #B9C1AE
Tetradic#C1AEB9, #C1BFAE, #AEC1B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G176
B193
Red174 (68.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue233.68°
Saturation (HSL)13.29%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B0 · B C1
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