Recognised as Colour
#A09D9F
- #A09D9F
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09D9F is a grey with RGB values 160, 157, 159 and HSL 320°, 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
#A09D9F#A09D9F
HEX#A09D9F
RGBrgb(160, 157, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.6235
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(320, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 0.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,111
CSS custom property--colour: #A09D9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F6260
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 text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA09E
Analogous#A09DA0, #A09D9E
Triadic#9FA09D, #9D9FA0
Split complementary#9EA09D, #9DA0A0
Tetradic#A0A09D, #9DA09E, #9D9EA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G157
B159
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B 9F
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