Colour
#A09E97
- #A09E97
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09E97 is a grey with RGB values 160, 158, 151 and HSL 47°, 5%, 61%. 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
#A09E97#A09E97
HEX#A09E97
RGBrgb(160, 158, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6196, 0.5922
RGB percentages62.7%, 62%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(46.7, 4.5%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 5.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 5.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,359
CSS custom property--colour: #A09E97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F6168
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 text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9799A0
Analogous#A09A97, #9EA097
Triadic#97A09E, #9E97A0
Split complementary#979EA0, #9A97A0
Tetradic#97A09A, #9799A0, #A0979E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G158
B151
Red160 (62.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.52%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9E · B 97
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