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Recognised as Colour

#A0A09D

  • #A0A09D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A0A09D is a grey with RGB values 160, 160, 157 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

#A0A09D#A0A09D
HEX#A0A09D
RGBrgb(160, 160, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6275, 0.6157
RGB percentages62.7%, 62.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(60, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,877
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A09D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5F5F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A09Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A09Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.8Silver · ΔE 12Gray · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D9DA0
Analogous#A09F9D, #9FA09D
Triadic#9DA0A0, #A09DA0
Split complementary#9D9FA0, #9F9DA0
Tetradic#9DA09F, #9D9DA0, #A09D9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBEB
Lighter +20%#D2D2D1
Lighter +10%#B9B9B7
Darker −10%#878783
Darker −20%#6D6D6A
Darker −30%#535351
Darker −40%#393938
More saturated +25%#B8B885
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R160
G160
B157
Red160 (62.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A0 · G A0 · B 9D

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