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Colour

#BAAEAE

  • #BAAEAE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BAAEAE is a grey with RGB values 186, 174, 174 and HSL 0°, 8%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BAAEAE#BAAEAE
HEX#BAAEAE
RGBrgb(186, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(0, 8%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,414
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAEAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#455151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AFAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B1AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.4Silver · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 13.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 16.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBABA
Analogous#BAAEB4, #BAB4AE
Triadic#AEBAAE, #AEAEBA
Split complementary#AEBAB4, #AEB4BA
Tetradic#B4BAAE, #AEBABA, #B4AEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E5E5
Lighter +10%#D1CACA
Darker −10%#A39292
Darker −20%#8B7777
Darker −30%#705F5F
Darker −40%#544848
More saturated +25%#CD9B9B
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R186
G174
B174
Red186 (72.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AE · B AE

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