Colour

#AEB2BE

#AEB2BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AEB2BE is a blue with RGB values 174, 178, 190 and HSL 225°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AEB2BE#AEB2BE

HEX#AEB2BE

RGBrgb(174, 178, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.698, 0.7451

RGB percentages68.2%, 69.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(225, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK8.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,449,022

CSS custom property--colour: #AEB2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#514D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB3BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB1BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ABB4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.4 Silver · ΔE 8.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 14.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEBAAE

Analogous#AEBABE, #B2AEBE

Triadic#BEAEB2, #B2BEAE

Split complementary#BEB2AE, #BABEAE

Tetradic#BEAEBA, #BEBAAE, #AEBEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7E8EB

Lighter +10%#CACDD5

Darker −10%#9297A7

Darker −20%#757C91

Darker −30%#5E6475

Darker −40%#474C59

More saturated +25%#9CA9D0

Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R174

G178

B190

Red174 (68.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)10.96%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G B2 · B BE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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