Colour
#A299A1
- #A299A1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A299A1 is a grey with RGB values 162, 153, 161 and HSL 307°, 5%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A299A1#A299A1
HEX#A299A1
RGBrgb(162, 153, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6, 0.6314
RGB percentages63.5%, 60%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(306.7, 4.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 5.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 0.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,161
CSS custom property--colour: #A299A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5D665E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A29A
Analogous#9F99A2, #A2999D
Triadic#A1A299, #99A1A2
Split complementary#9DA299, #99A29F
Tetradic#A29F99, #99A29A, #999DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G153
B161
Red162 (63.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 99 · B A1
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