Recognised as Colour
#A09D9D
- #A09D9D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09D9D is a grey with RGB values 160, 157, 157 and HSL 0°, 2%, 62%. 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
#A09D9D#A09D9D
HEX#A09D9D
RGBrgb(160, 157, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.6157
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(0, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 1.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,109
CSS custom property--colour: #A09D9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F6262
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 text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA0A0
Analogous#A09D9F, #A09F9D
Triadic#9DA09D, #9D9DA0
Split complementary#9DA09F, #9D9FA0
Tetradic#9FA09D, #9DA0A0, #9F9DA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G157
B157
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B 9D
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