Recognised as Colour
#AEBBBB
- #AEBBBB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#AEBBBB is a cyan with RGB values 174, 187, 187 and HSL 180°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#AEBBBB#AEBBBB
HEX#AEBBBB
RGBrgb(174, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages68.2%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180, 8.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 7%, 73.3%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,323
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#514444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBAEAE
Analogous#AEBBB4, #AEB4BB
Triadic#BBAEBB, #BBBBAE
Split complementary#BBAEB4, #BBB4AE
Tetradic#B4AEBB, #BBAEAE, #B4BBAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G187
B187
Red174 (68.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)8.72%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G BB · B BB
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