Recognised as Colour
#AEB6AF
- #AEB6AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEB6AF is a grey with RGB values 174, 182, 175 and HSL 127°, 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
#AEB6AF#AEB6AF
HEX#AEB6AF
RGBrgb(174, 182, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7137, 0.6863
RGB percentages68.2%, 71.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(127.5, 5.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 4.4%, 71.4%)
CMYK4.4%, 0%, 3.8%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,450,031
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#514950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6AEB5
Analogous#B1B6AE, #AEB6B3
Triadic#AFAEB6, #B6AFAE
Split complementary#B3AEB6, #B6AEB1
Tetradic#AEB1B6, #B6AEB5, #B6B3AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G182
B175
Red174 (68.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue127.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B6 · B AF
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