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Recognised as Colour

#A090A0

  • #A090A0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A090A0 is a grey with RGB values 160, 144, 160 and HSL 300°, 8%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A090A0#A090A0
HEX#A090A0
RGBrgb(160, 144, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5647, 0.6275
RGB percentages62.7%, 56.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(300, 7.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 10%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,522,784
CSS custom property--colour: #A090A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5F6F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F94A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92959Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#A19195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90A090
Analogous#9890A0, #A09098
Triadic#A0A090, #90A0A0
Split complementary#98A090, #90A098
Tetradic#A09890, #90A090, #9098A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E7E2E7
Lighter +20%#CFC7CF
Lighter +10%#B8ABB8
Darker −10%#887588
Darker −20%#6D5D6D
Darker −30%#514651
Darker −40%#362E36
More saturated +25%#BA76BA
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R160
G144
B160
Red160 (62.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)7.77%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 90 · B A0

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