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Colour

#A3A29B

  • #A3A29B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A3A29B is a grey with RGB values 163, 162, 155 and HSL 53°, 4%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A3A29B#A3A29B
HEX#A3A29B
RGBrgb(163, 162, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6353, 0.6078
RGB percentages63.9%, 63.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(52.5, 4.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 4.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 4.9%, 36.1%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,723,995
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A29B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5C5D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A4A19Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A29Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4A1A0no 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 text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9B9CA3
Analogous#A39E9B, #A0A39B
Triadic#9BA3A2, #A29BA3
Split complementary#9BA0A3, #9E9BA3
Tetradic#9BA39E, #9B9CA3, #A39BA0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECECEB
Lighter +20%#D4D3D0
Lighter +10%#BBBBB6
Darker −10%#8B8980
Darker −20%#716F68
Darker −30%#56554F
Darker −40%#3B3B37
More saturated +25%#BBB483
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R163
G162
B155
Red163 (63.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.17%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G A2 · B 9B

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