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Recognised as Colour

#A29EA1

  • #A29EA1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A29EA1 is a grey with RGB values 162, 158, 161 and HSL 315°, 2%, 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

#A29EA1#A29EA1
HEX#A29EA1
RGBrgb(162, 158, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6196, 0.6314
RGB percentages63.5%, 62%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(315, 2.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 2.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 0.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,441
CSS custom property--colour: #A29EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5D615E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A29E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.4Gray · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.35, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA29F
Analogous#A19EA2, #A29E9F
Triadic#A1A29E, #9EA1A2
Split complementary#9FA29E, #9EA2A1
Tetradic#A2A19E, #9EA29F, #9E9FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDECED
Lighter +20%#D4D2D3
Lighter +10%#BBB8BA
Darker −10%#898488
Darker −20%#6F6B6E
Darker −30%#555254
Darker −40%#3B393B
More saturated +25%#BA86AD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R162
G158
B161
Red162 (63.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)2.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9E · B A1

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