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Recognised as Colour

#A09EAB

  • #A09EAB
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A09EAB is a grey with RGB values 160, 158, 171 and HSL 249°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A09EAB#A09EAB
HEX#A09EAB
RGBrgb(160, 158, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6196, 0.6706
RGB percentages62.7%, 62%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(249.2, 7.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 7.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK6.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,379
CSS custom property--colour: #A09EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5F6154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA0ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9EA0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AB9E
Analogous#9EA3AB, #A69EAB
Triadic#ABA09E, #9EABA0
Split complementary#ABA69E, #A3AB9E
Tetradic#AB9EA3, #A9AB9E, #9EABA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0F2
Lighter +20%#D6D5DA
Lighter +10%#BBB9C3
Darker −10%#858393
Darker −20%#6C697A
Darker −30%#54525E
Darker −40%#3B3A43
More saturated +25%#9087C2
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R160
G158
B171
Red160 (62.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)7.18%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9E · B AB

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