Recognised as Colour
#AEBAB7
- #AEBAB7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AEBAB7 is a grey with RGB values 174, 186, 183 and HSL 165°, 8%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AEBAB7#AEBAB7
HEX#AEBAB7
RGBrgb(174, 186, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7294, 0.7176
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(165, 8%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 6.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 1.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,063
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBAB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#514548
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAAEB1
Analogous#AEBAB1, #AEB7BA
Triadic#B7AEBA, #BAB7AE
Split complementary#BAAEB7, #BAB1AE
Tetradic#B1AEBA, #BAAEB1, #B7BAAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G186
B183
Red174 (68.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G BA · B B7
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