Colour
#AEBAAE
- #AEBAAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AEBAAE is a grey with RGB values 174, 186, 174 and HSL 120°, 8%, 71%. 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
#AEBAAE#AEBAAE
HEX#AEBAAE
RGBrgb(174, 186, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7294, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(120, 8%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 6.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,054
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBAAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#514551
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 text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAAEBA
Analogous#B4BAAE, #AEBAB4
Triadic#AEAEBA, #BAAEAE
Split complementary#B4AEBA, #BAAEB4
Tetradic#AEB4BA, #BAAEBA, #BAB4AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G186
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G BA · B AE
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