Recognised as Colour
#A1A7A8
- #A1A7A8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A1A7A8 is a grey with RGB values 161, 167, 168 and HSL 189°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A1A7A8#A1A7A8
HEX#A1A7A8
RGBrgb(161, 167, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6549, 0.6588
RGB percentages63.1%, 65.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(188.6, 3.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 4.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK4.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,594,216
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A7A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5E5857
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A2A1
Analogous#A1A8A6, #A1A3A8
Triadic#A8A1A7, #A7A8A1
Split complementary#A8A1A3, #A8A6A1
Tetradic#A6A1A8, #A8A2A1, #A3A8A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G167
B168
Red161 (63.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.87%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A7 · B A8
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