Colour
#A09C9E
- #A09C9E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09C9E is a grey with RGB values 160, 156, 158 and HSL 330°, 2%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A09C9E#A09C9E
HEX#A09C9E
RGBrgb(160, 156, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.6196
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(330, 2.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 2.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 1.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,854
CSS custom property--colour: #A09C9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5F6361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA09E
Analogous#A09CA0, #A09C9C
Triadic#9EA09C, #9C9EA0
Split complementary#9CA09C, #9CA0A0
Tetradic#A0A09C, #9CA09E, #9C9CA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G156
B158
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)2.06%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B 9E
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