Recognised as Colour
#AEB5B2
- #AEB5B2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEB5B2 is a grey with RGB values 174, 181, 178 and HSL 154°, 5%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEB5B2#AEB5B2
HEX#AEB5B2
RGBrgb(174, 181, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7098, 0.698
RGB percentages68.2%, 71%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(154.3, 4.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 3.9%, 71%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,778
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB5B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#514A4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5AEB1
Analogous#AEB5AE, #AEB5B5
Triadic#B2AEB5, #B5B2AE
Split complementary#B5AEB5, #B5AEAE
Tetradic#AEAEB5, #B5AEB1, #B5B5AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G181
B178
Red174 (68.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue154.29°
Saturation (HSL)4.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B5 · B B2
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