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Recognised as Colour

#A2A39C

  • #A2A39C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2A39C is a grey with RGB values 162, 163, 156 and HSL 69°, 4%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2A39C#A2A39C
HEX#A2A39C
RGBrgb(162, 163, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6392, 0.6118
RGB percentages63.5%, 63.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(68.6, 3.7%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 4.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 4.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,658,716
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A39C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5D5C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A29Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A29Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A3A2A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.6Silver · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light grey · ΔE 18.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D9CA3
Analogous#A3A19C, #9FA39C
Triadic#9CA2A3, #A39CA2
Split complementary#9C9FA3, #A19CA3
Tetradic#9CA3A1, #9D9CA3, #A39C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDEB
Lighter +20%#D4D4D1
Lighter +10%#BBBCB6
Darker −10%#898A82
Darker −20%#6F7069
Darker −30%#555650
Darker −40%#3B3C37
More saturated +25%#B3BB84
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R162
G163
B156
Red162 (63.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.66%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G A3 · B 9C

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