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Colour

#A299A2

  • #A299A2
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A299A2 is a grey with RGB values 162, 153, 162 and HSL 300°, 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

#A299A2#A299A2
HEX#A299A2
RGBrgb(162, 153, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6, 0.6353
RGB percentages63.5%, 60%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(300, 4.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,162
CSS custom property--colour: #A299A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 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#9C9C9C
Inverted#5D665D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999BA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9CA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A39A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
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

Dark grey · ΔE 7.9Gray · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 14.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99A299
Analogous#9E99A2, #A2999E
Triadic#A2A299, #99A2A2
Split complementary#9EA299, #99A29E
Tetradic#A29E99, #99A299, #999EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9EB
Lighter +20%#D3CED3
Lighter +10%#BAB4BA
Darker −10%#8A7E8A
Darker −20%#6F666F
Darker −30%#554D55
Darker −40%#3A353A
More saturated +25%#BA81BA
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R162
G153
B162
Red162 (63.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 99 · B A2

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