Recognised as Colour
#A3A596
- #A3A596
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A3A596 is a grey with RGB values 163, 165, 150 and HSL 68°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A3A596#A3A596
HEX#A3A596
RGBrgb(163, 165, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6471, 0.5882
RGB percentages63.9%, 64.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(68, 7.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68, 9.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,724,758
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5C5A69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9896A5
Analogous#A5A096, #9BA596
Triadic#96A3A5, #A596A3
Split complementary#969BA5, #A096A5
Tetradic#96A5A0, #9896A5, #A5969B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G165
B150
Red163 (63.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue68°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G A5 · B 96
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