Colour
#A29D9E
- #A29D9E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A29D9E is a grey with RGB values 162, 157, 158 and HSL 348°, 3%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A29D9E#A29D9E
HEX#A29D9E
RGBrgb(162, 157, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6157, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(348, 2.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 3.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 2.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,182
CSS custom property--colour: #A29D9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5D6261
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA2A1
Analogous#A29DA1, #A29F9D
Triadic#9EA29D, #9D9EA2
Split complementary#9DA29F, #9DA1A2
Tetradic#A1A29D, #9DA2A1, #9F9DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G157
B158
Red162 (63.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)2.62%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9D · B 9E
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