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Recognised as Colour

#A2A896

  • #A2A896
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2A896 is a green with RGB values 162, 168, 150 and HSL 80°, 9%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2A896#A2A896
HEX#A2A896
RGBrgb(162, 168, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6588, 0.5882
RGB percentages63.5%, 65.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(80, 9.4%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 10.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 10.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,659,990
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5D5769

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ABA695no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A4A6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9C96A8
Analogous#A8A596, #99A896
Triadic#96A2A8, #A896A2
Split complementary#9699A8, #A596A8
Tetradic#96A8A5, #9C96A8, #A89699

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDEA
Lighter +20%#D3D6CE
Lighter +10%#BBBFB2
Darker −10%#89917A
Darker −20%#6F7662
Darker −30%#555A4B
Darker −40%#3B3E34
More saturated +25%#AAC07E
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R162
G168
B150
Red162 (63.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)9.37%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G A8 · B 96

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