Colour
#A09DA3
- #A09DA3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09DA3 is a grey with RGB values 160, 157, 163 and HSL 270°, 3%, 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
#A09DA3#A09DA3
HEX#A09DA3
RGBrgb(160, 157, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.6392
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(270, 3.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 3.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK1.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,115
CSS custom property--colour: #A09DA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F625C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A39D
Analogous#9D9DA3, #A39DA3
Triadic#A3A09D, #9DA3A0
Split complementary#A3A39D, #9DA39D
Tetradic#A39D9D, #A0A39D, #9DA3A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G157
B163
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)3.16%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B A3
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