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Recognised as Colour

#A297A6

  • #A297A6
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A297A6 is a grey with RGB values 162, 151, 166 and HSL 284°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A297A6#A297A6
HEX#A297A6
RGBrgb(162, 151, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5922, 0.651
RGB percentages63.5%, 59.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(284, 7.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 9%, 65.1%)
CMYK2.4%, 9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,654
CSS custom property--colour: #A297A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5D6859

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#989BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2989Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BA697
Analogous#9B97A6, #A697A3
Triadic#A6A297, #97A6A2
Split complementary#A3A697, #97A69B
Tetradic#A69B97, #9BA697, #97A3A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE9ED
Lighter +20%#D3CED5
Lighter +10%#BBB2BE
Darker −10%#897C8E
Darker −20%#6F6374
Darker −30%#554C58
Darker −40%#3B343D
More saturated +25%#AD7FBE
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R162
G151
B166
Red162 (63.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)7.77%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 97 · B A6

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