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Recognised as Colour

#A09599

  • #A09599
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A09599 is a grey with RGB values 160, 149, 153 and HSL 338°, 5%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A09599#A09599
HEX#A09599
RGBrgb(160, 149, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5843, 0.6
RGB percentages62.7%, 58.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(338.2, 5.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 6.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 4.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,524,057
CSS custom property--colour: #A09599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5F6A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969799no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#989899no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A29596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.1Gray · ΔE 10.3Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Silver · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95A09C
Analogous#A0959F, #A09795
Triadic#99A095, #9599A0
Split complementary#95A097, #959FA0
Tetradic#9FA095, #95A09C, #9795A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E6E7
Lighter +20%#D0CBCD
Lighter +10%#B8B0B3
Darker −10%#887A7F
Darker −20%#6D6266
Darker −30%#524A4D
Darker −40%#373234
More saturated +25%#B97C92
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R160
G149
B153
Red160 (62.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)5.47%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 95 · B 99

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