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Recognised as Colour

#A0A4AE

  • #A0A4AE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A0A4AE is a grey with RGB values 160, 164, 174 and HSL 223°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A0A4AE#A0A4AE
HEX#A0A4AE
RGBrgb(160, 164, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6431, 0.6824
RGB percentages62.7%, 64.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(222.9, 8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 8%, 68.2%)
CMYK8%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,527,918
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A4AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5F5B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A5AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A3AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA6A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6Silver · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEAAA0
Analogous#A0ABAE, #A3A0AE
Triadic#AEA0A4, #A4AEA0
Split complementary#AEA3A0, #ABAEA0
Tetradic#AEA0AB, #AEAAA0, #A0AEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3F4
Lighter +20%#D7D9DD
Lighter +10%#BCBEC5
Darker −10%#848A97
Darker −20%#6B707D
Darker −30%#535762
Darker −40%#3C3F46
More saturated +25%#8A9BC4
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R160
G164
B174
Red160 (62.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)7.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G A4 · B AE

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