Recognised as Colour
#A0A099
- #A0A099
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A0A099 is a grey with RGB values 160, 160, 153 and HSL 60°, 4%, 61%. 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
#A0A099#A0A099
HEX#A0A099
RGBrgb(160, 160, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6275, 0.6
RGB percentages62.7%, 62.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(60, 3.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 4.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 4.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,873
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5F5F66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9999A0
Analogous#A09D99, #9DA099
Triadic#99A0A0, #A099A0
Split complementary#999DA0, #9D99A0
Tetradic#99A09D, #9999A0, #A0999D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G160
B153
Red160 (62.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.55%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A0 · G A0 · B 99
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