Colour
#A1A2AA
- #A1A2AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A1A2AA is a grey with RGB values 161, 162, 170 and HSL 233°, 5%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A1A2AA#A1A2AA
HEX#A1A2AA
RGBrgb(161, 162, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6353, 0.6667
RGB percentages63.1%, 63.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(233.3, 5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 5.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,592,938
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A2AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5E5D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA9A1
Analogous#A1A6AA, #A5A1AA
Triadic#AAA1A2, #A2AAA1
Split complementary#AAA5A1, #A6AAA1
Tetradic#AAA1A6, #AAA9A1, #A1AAA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G162
B170
Red161 (63.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.03%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A2 · B AA
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