Colour
#A0A09C
- #A0A09C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A0A09C is a grey with RGB values 160, 160, 156 and HSL 60°, 2%, 62%. 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
#A0A09C#A0A09C
HEX#A0A09C
RGBrgb(160, 160, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6275, 0.6118
RGB percentages62.7%, 62.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(60, 2.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,876
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A09C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5F5F63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9CA0
Analogous#A09E9C, #9EA09C
Triadic#9CA0A0, #A09CA0
Split complementary#9C9EA0, #9E9CA0
Tetradic#9CA09E, #9C9CA0, #A09C9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G160
B156
Red160 (62.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.06%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A0 · G A0 · B 9C
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