Recognised as Colour
#A09CA7
- #A09CA7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09CA7 is a grey with RGB values 160, 156, 167 and HSL 262°, 6%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A09CA7#A09CA7
HEX#A09CA7
RGBrgb(160, 156, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.6549
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(261.8, 5.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 6.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK4.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A09CA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F6358
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A79C
Analogous#9C9EA7, #A59CA7
Triadic#A7A09C, #9CA7A0
Split complementary#A7A59C, #9EA79C
Tetradic#A79C9E, #A3A79C, #9CA7A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G156
B167
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B A7
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