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Recognised as Colour

#A3939E

  • #A3939E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A3939E is a grey with RGB values 163, 147, 158 and HSL 319°, 8%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A3939E#A3939E
HEX#A3939E
RGBrgb(163, 147, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5765, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.9%, 57.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(318.7, 8%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 9.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 3.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,158
CSS custom property--colour: #A3939E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5C6C61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93969Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97989Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A59397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11Gray · ΔE 12.6Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A398
Analogous#A093A3, #A39396
Triadic#9EA393, #939EA3
Split complementary#96A393, #93A3A0
Tetradic#A3A093, #93A398, #9396A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E6E8
Lighter +20%#D2CACF
Lighter +10%#BAAFB7
Darker −10%#8C7785
Darker −20%#70606B
Darker −30%#554851
Darker −40%#393137
More saturated +25%#BC7AA7
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R163
G147
B158
Red163 (63.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue318.75°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 93 · B 9E

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