Colour
#AEB9B9
- #AEB9B9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AEB9B9 is a grey with RGB values 174, 185, 185 and HSL 180°, 7%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AEB9B9#AEB9B9
HEX#AEB9B9
RGBrgb(174, 185, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7255, 0.7255
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(180, 7.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 5.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 0%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,450,809
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB9B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#514646
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9AEAE
Analogous#AEB9B3, #AEB3B9
Triadic#B9AEB9, #B9B9AE
Split complementary#B9AEB3, #B9B3AE
Tetradic#B3AEB9, #B9AEAE, #B3B9AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G185
B185
Red174 (68.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)7.28%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G B9 · B B9
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