Recognised as Colour
#AEB9AB
- #AEB9AB
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AEB9AB is a green with RGB values 174, 185, 171 and HSL 107°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AEB9AB#AEB9AB
HEX#AEB9AB
RGBrgb(174, 185, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7255, 0.6706
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(107.1, 9.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.1, 7.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 0%, 7.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,450,795
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB9AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#514654
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6ABB9
Analogous#B5B9AB, #ABB9AF
Triadic#ABAEB9, #B9ABAE
Split complementary#AFABB9, #B9ABB5
Tetradic#ABB5B9, #B6ABB9, #B9AFAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G185
B171
Red174 (68.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue107.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B9 · B AB
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