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Recognised as Colour

#A2A8AA

  • #A2A8AA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2A8AA is a grey with RGB values 162, 168, 170 and HSL 195°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2A8AA#A2A8AA
HEX#A2A8AA
RGBrgb(162, 168, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6588, 0.6667
RGB percentages63.5%, 65.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(195, 4.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK4.7%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,010
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A8AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5D5755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A8AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A6AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.6Silver · ΔE 9.6Gray · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light grey · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.59, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA4A2
Analogous#A2AAA8, #A2A4AA
Triadic#AAA2A8, #A8AAA2
Split complementary#AAA2A4, #AAA8A2
Tetradic#A8A2AA, #AAA4A2, #A4AAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3F3
Lighter +20%#D7DADB
Lighter +10%#BDC1C2
Darker −10%#878F92
Darker −20%#6E7678
Darker −30%#555C5E
Darker −40%#3D4143
More saturated +25%#8CB3C0
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R162
G168
B170
Red162 (63.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)4.49%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A8 · B AA

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