Recognised as Colour
#A0A0AB
- #A0A0AB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A0A0AB is a grey with RGB values 160, 160, 171 and HSL 240°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A0A0AB#A0A0AB
HEX#A0A0AB
RGBrgb(160, 160, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6275, 0.6706
RGB percentages62.7%, 62.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(240, 6.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK6.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,891
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A0AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5F5F54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABABA0
Analogous#A0A5AB, #A5A0AB
Triadic#ABA0A0, #A0ABA0
Split complementary#ABA5A0, #A5ABA0
Tetradic#ABA0A5, #ABABA0, #A0ABA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G160
B171
Red160 (62.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)6.15%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G A0 · B AB
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