Recognised as Colour

#A0A698

#A0A698
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A0A698 is a grey with RGB values 160, 166, 152 and HSL 86°, 7%, 62%. 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

#A0A698#A0A698

HEX#A0A698

RGBrgb(160, 166, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.651, 0.5961

RGB percentages62.7%, 65.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(85.7, 7.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 8.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK3.6%, 0%, 8.4%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,528,408

CSS custom property--colour: #A0A698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#5F5967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A1A4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 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 text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.3 Silver · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Light grey · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9E98A6

Analogous#A6A598, #99A698

Triadic#98A0A6, #A698A0

Split complementary#9899A6, #A598A6

Tetradic#98A6A5, #9E98A6, #A69899

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEDEA

Lighter +20%#D2D5CF

Lighter +10%#B9BEB3

Darker −10%#878E7D

Darker −20%#6D7464

Darker −30%#53594C

Darker −40%#3A3D35

More saturated +25%#A3BE80

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R160

G166

B152

Red160 (62.7%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue85.71°

Saturation (HSL)7.29%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A0 · G A6 · B 98

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Colour values

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