Recognised as Colour
#A1A8A6
- #A1A8A6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A1A8A6 is a grey with RGB values 161, 168, 166 and HSL 163°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A1A8A6#A1A8A6
HEX#A1A8A6
RGBrgb(161, 168, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6588, 0.651
RGB percentages63.1%, 65.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(162.9, 3.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 4.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,594,470
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5E5759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A1A3
Analogous#A1A8A3, #A1A7A8
Triadic#A6A1A8, #A8A6A1
Split complementary#A8A1A7, #A8A3A1
Tetradic#A3A1A8, #A8A1A3, #A7A8A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G168
B166
Red161 (63.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)3.87%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A1 · G A8 · B A6
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