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Colour

#A1959E

  • #A1959E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A1959E is a grey with RGB values 161, 149, 158 and HSL 315°, 6%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A1959E#A1959E
HEX#A1959E
RGBrgb(161, 149, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5843, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.1%, 58.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(315, 6%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 7.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 1.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,589,598
CSS custom property--colour: #A1959E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5E6A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95979Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97999Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A29598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.3Gray · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95A198
Analogous#9E95A1, #A19598
Triadic#9EA195, #959EA1
Split complementary#98A195, #95A19E
Tetradic#A19E95, #95A198, #9598A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E6E8
Lighter +20%#D1CBCF
Lighter +10%#B9B0B7
Darker −10%#897A85
Darker −20%#6E626B
Darker −30%#534A51
Darker −40%#383237
More saturated +25%#BA7CAB
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R161
G149
B158
Red161 (63.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)6%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 95 · B 9E

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